Sugar Free Jam - Berry Chia
Whether you choose blueberries, raspberries, strawberries or a mix of both, this sugar free jam is sure to delight. Requiring just three simple, whole food ingredients and 10 minutes of your time, you'll find yourself making homemade sugar free jam all year long!
Ingredients
- 3 cups berries fresh or frozen
- 3 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup optional for extra sweetness
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon optional
Instructions
- Choose your berries. If using strawberries, chop about 12 large berries to use for the jam.
- Add 3 cups of berries to a sauce pot over medium high heat. Allow berries to cook for about 5 minutes, occasionally mashing with a spoon or potato masher.
- After 5 minutes, reduce heat to simmer and add lemon juice, chia seeds, and cinnamon + maple syrup if you are using.
- Continue to simmer jam for an additional 5 minutes, mashing with a spoon and stirring occasionally. Jam will begin to thicken on its own as it simmers.
- Once the final 5 minutes have passed, remove jam from heat and allow it to cool slightly before spooning into air tight, heat proof containers.
Notes
- Store jam in airtight, heat proof containers in the fridge. Jam will remain fresh up to 5 days.
- If making blueberry jam, I recommend adding the maple syrup + cinnamon. Your jam will taste just like blueberry pie filling!
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