{"id":160,"date":"2012-06-04T20:48:10","date_gmt":"2012-06-04T20:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.okobojicountryinn.com\/blog\/?p=160"},"modified":"2012-06-04T20:48:10","modified_gmt":"2012-06-04T20:48:10","slug":"strawberry-dessert-recipe-from-the-innkeeper-at-okoboji-country-inn-bed-and-breakfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.okobojicountryinn.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/strawberry-dessert-recipe-from-the-innkeeper-at-okoboji-country-inn-bed-and-breakfast\/","title":{"rendered":"Strawberry dessert recipe from the Innkeeper at Okoboji Country Inn Bed and Breakfast"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_161\" style=\"width: 614px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.okobojicountryinn.com\/blog\/strawberry-dessert-recipe-from-the-innkeeper-at-okoboji-country-inn-bed-and-breakfast\/strawberries\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-161\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161\" class=\"size-full wp-image-161\" title=\"It is strawberry season at the Okoboji Country Inn!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.okobojicountryinn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/strawberries.jpg\" alt=\"Yummy, fresh strawberries!\" width=\"604\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.okobojicountryinn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/strawberries.jpg 604w, https:\/\/www.okobojicountryinn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/strawberries-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.okobojicountryinn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/strawberries-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.okobojicountryinn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/strawberries-448x300.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Time to head to Getting&#39;s Gardens and pick some fresh strawberries!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It is June, which means it is strawberry time at the <a title=\"Okoboji, IA Bed and Breakfast\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okobojicountryinn.com\/rooms.html\" target=\"_blank\">Okoboji Country Inn<\/a> bed and breakfast in West Okoboji, Iowa.\u00a0 We love using fresh strawberries this time of year and have had some wonderful sweet ones the last few weeks.\u00a0 I got an email last week stating that <a title=\"Time for picking strawberries!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettingsgarden.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Getting&#8217;s Gardens<\/a> was open so if you want to go pick your own fresh strawberries, that is the place to go.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a great lighter strawberry pie recipe that Donna made a couple of weeks ago when we had a group of ladies in <a title=\"Book Annabelle's Tea Room for private parties.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.okobojicountryinn.com\/tearoom.html\" target=\"_blank\">Annabelle&#8217;s Tea Room<\/a>.\u00a0 It was really easy to make and very pretty too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strawberry Mile High Pie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a large bowl add 1 package (16 oz.) frozen strawberries with sugar (you can also use fresh strawberries in season), 1\/2 cup sugar, 2 T lemon juice, 1 egg white, 1 cup Cool Whip, 1 t vanilla.\u00a0 Beat until thick and fluffy, about 15-20 minutes.\u00a0 Donna used her big Kitchen Aid mixer and kept checking it.<\/p>\n<p>Crust<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 cup butter, 1\/4 cup brown sugar, 1 cup flour.\u00a0 Mix together in a bowl and then spread out on a cookie sheet.\u00a0 Bake 15 minutes at 375 degrees, stir every two minutes until light brown and crumbly.\u00a0 Put in a pie plate or 9&#215;9 pan (reserve some crumbs for top).<\/p>\n<p>Add strawberry mixture on top, sprinkle reserve crust on top.\u00a0 Freeze overnight.\u00a0 Cut and serve immediately after removing from freezer.\u00a0 Add a dollop of Cool Whip and a 1\/2 of a fresh strawberry on top for garnish.\u00a0 Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is June, which means it is strawberry time at the Okoboji Country Inn bed and breakfast in West Okoboji, Iowa.\u00a0 We love using fresh strawberries this time of year and have had some wonderful sweet ones the last few &hellip; 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