Had enough green beer? Find something sweeter. Whether you choose cupcakes, ice cream, milkshakes, or other confections, celebrate St. Patrick's Day by satisfying your sweet tooth at any of these Miami spots.
1. Batch Gastropub. This neighborhood gastropub in the heart of Brickell has created the ultimate spin on bread pudding for St. Paddy’s Day: Guinness cinnamon bun bread pudding ($10). The massive dessert starts with cinnamon buns soaked in heavy cream seasoned with vanilla, nutmeg, and Guinness. Then it's laid in a cast-iron pan and baked with chocolate chips. This decadent dish is available March 17 only, and according to Batch owner Kevin Danilo, “They’re huge. Maybe we should call them the Ron Jeremy Guinness bread pudding.” 30 SW 12th St., Miami; 305-808-5555; batchgastropub.com.
2. Azucar Ice Cream Company. Consider Azucar’s Getting Lucky ice cream ($4.50) the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. The vanilla-based flavor is made with Bailey’s Irish Cream and chocolate chunks and is available now through St. Patrick’s Day. 1503 SW Eighth St., Miami; 305-381-0369; azucaricecream.com.
3. Sweetness Bake Shop. Sweetness in South Miami has created a classic St. Patrick’s Day favorite in cupcake form. Chocolate lovers should go for the Irish Car Bomb ($1.25) — delectable chocolate cake filled with Jameson chocolate ganache and topped with Bailey’s Irish Cream buttercream. The Feelin’ Lucky ($1.25 each) — confetti cake piped with marshmallow filling, topped with green vanilla buttercream, and studded with Lucky Charms cereal — will send you into a sugar coma. Both cupcake varieties are available March 17 only. 9549 Sunset Dr., South Miami; 305-271-7791; sweetnessbakeshop.com.
4. Wynwood Parlor. Take a lucky bite out of Wynwood Parlor's Irish Kiss ice-cream sandwich ($6) — vanilla ice cream sandwiched between green confetti-cake cookies and rolled in green sprinkles. Or try a Guinness mint chocolate chip ice-cream sandwich ($6), made with Guinness stout-infused double chocolate cookies. Available at multiple locations; 305-672-6880; wynwoodparlor.com.