Easy Chia Seed Jam With Any Fruit

This 10-Minute Chia Seed Jam recipe is my fave!! It’s super quick and easy to make, thickened with chia (instead of tons of extra sugar), totally delicious, and made with real ingredients you can feel great about.

Chia seeds thicken the jam…not tons of added sugar! If you have ever read the label on a jar of store-bought jam, the insane sugar content will blow you away. They are mostly made with high fructose corn syrup,along with standard corn syrup and run-of-the-mill refined sugar. Not to mention the amount of pectin used to thicken it up.

Homemade chia seed jam is just the opposite of that.It’s filled with nutrient-dense and fiber-rich chia seeds (which naturally thicken it up) and the only sweetener is a smidge of honey. But if your fruits are naturally sweet enough already, you won’t even need additional sweetener.

In fact, most of the time I add zero added sweetener to this recipe, since the fruit is usually sweet enough on its own. For fruits that are more tart (i.e. raspberries), I still only add about 1 tablespoon honey.

You can use fresh or frozen fruit.  Perfect for leftover fresh fruit in the summertime when it’s in season. And perfect for digging into the freezer during the wintertime.

It’s easy to make in small batches. This recipe yields about 1 cup, or you can scale it for more/less.

One batch only takes about 10 minutes.  Easy peasy, made in the same amount of time it takes to brew your morning coffee.

This recipe works with nearly any juicy fruit. Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, cherries, peaches, apricots, kiwi, pineapple…you name it! Just about any juicy fruit will work here. And feel free to customize yours with any other seasonings as well!

But the number one reason I love chia seed jam? It just tastes great. Specifically, it tastes like real fruit. 

So if you love spreading a dab of jam on your toast, in your PB & J, in granola and Greek yogurt parfait, on your smoothie bowl, on your waffle, on your cheese boards, in the middle of thumbprint cookies, you name it…if you love jam, this recipe’s for you.

Let’s make a batch together that we can feel great about!

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Healthy Clean Eating

Keyword chia jam with any fruit, clean eating dessert or snack, easy chia seed jam, healthy chia seed jam

Servings 16

Ingredients

• 2 cups berries or any fruit, fresh or frozen
• 2 tablespoons chia seeds
• 1 tablespoon freshly-squeezed lemon juice
• 1-2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup (only if needed)

Instructions

• Heat fruit in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until the fruit is heated through and begins to break down and bubble.  Use a spoon or potato masher to mash the fruit to your desired consistency.

  Stir in the chia seeds and lemon juice until combined.  Then taste, and stir in 1 or 2 tablespoons sweetener if needed.

  Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes.  (The jam will thicken considerably as it cools.)

  Give the jam one final good stir.  Then serve immediately, or transfer to a sealed container and refrigerate for up to 1 week, or freeze for up to 3 months.

   

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