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Berry chia jam in very easy to make and only contains a few natural ingredients! It’s so healthy you can slather on as much as you want!
I’m quite a fan of chia seeds. With all their fiber, iron, omega-3’s, and antioxidants, who wouldn’t love chia seeds?
We use chia seeds in smoothies all the time and I tend to throw them in pretty much anything that I am cooking.
Then one day, I stumbled upon chia seed jam.
It’s supposed to be jam but chia seeds just don’t do quite the job that pectin can do.
Therefore it’s more of a spread but I see that as no problem. I mean jam, preserves, or spread it can all be put on a piece of toast and eaten.
I finally got around to making chia “jam”. It turned out great!
The other great thing about this jam is that not only is it packed with the goodness of chia seeds but it is sugar-free.
Instead, honey is used! Hmm, I wonder if I used raw honey it would be thicker…
Berry Chia Jam
2 cups berries – chopped (other fruit can probably be used but I have yet to try anything but berries)
1 cup water
1/4 cup chia seeds
1/4 cup honey
Directions:
Place berries and water in blender and blend. (this will help quicken up the cooking process). Pour berry mixture into a pot and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat so the berries do not bubble over. Cook for about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
Add the chia seeds and honey to the pot. Stir well.
Pour into a clean jar and allow to cool. Place in the refrigerator to finish cooling and thickening.
This jam should be good for about 2 weeks.
do the seeds have a flavor? they sound amazingly beneficial!!
They do have a flavor but just barely. The nice thing about chia seeds in a berry jam is they blend in well to the berry seeds. 🙂 I've also heard that you can grind them up first and but the ground chia in smoothies or whatever…not sure how ground chia would work for jam though.
Looks like a great way to incorporate more healthy chia seeds into your diet. Thanks!
Great♥Thanks So Much!!!Someone was just asking about this in one of my crunchy-mom groups! I'm sharing this tomorrow morning on facebook.com/littlequiver THANK-you♥
Yum! I have yet to try chia seeds, but I definitely want to try them now!
How much jam does this recipe make?
It should roughly come out to 2 cups of jam.
This sounds delicious! I love chia seeds, and I am going to have to try to make this! Is this safe to can, or should I stick with keeping it in the refrigerator?
I would assume you could can it (may need to add some lemon juice) but I’ve never tried.