Berry Chia Jam

Ingredients

• Mixed berries, fresh or frozen. Use any mix of berries of your liking, I used a ready made mixed bag of frozen berries that contains blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries and red currants.
• Maple syrup, or other liquid sweetener like honey or agave.
• Chia seeds, to thicken the jam without using sugar

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

1. Add the berries to a sauce pan with a splash of water. Bring to a boil while stirring and reduce to a simmer and cook for 5-10 minutes, stir occasionally. 
2. Once the berries are soft and juicy, take the pan off the heat and add the maple syrup, start with 3 tablespoons and add more to desired sweetness.
3. Stir in the chia seeds and if you have large berries like whole strawberries, mash them with a fork.
4. Let the chia jam cool in the pan for 15 minutes. The jam will thicken as it cools. 

Hint: Depending on how sweet the berries are, you might need to add a little extra sweetener. Taste the chia jam and add more maple syrup to taste, if needed. If the consistency is too thick, add a little water. Too thin, add in a teaspoon of chia seeds and stir well. Remember that the chia jam will thicken as it cools. 

Substitutions and Variations

• Berries  – instead of fresh berries, frozen can also be used. Use a mix or berries of your liking or just one berry.
• Sweetener – this recipe uses maple syrup for a refined sugar free jam, but it can also be replaced with an equal amount of coconut sugar, brown sugar or caster sugar. Make sure to taste the finished jam and add more to taste. 
• Vegan – for a vegan chia jam, make sure to use a vegan sweetener like maple syrup or agave. 

For more chia jam recipes, check out this Strawberry Chia Jam or this Cherry Chia Jam. 

Storage

This recipe makes a small jar of berry chia jam. For a bigger batch, double the recipe. Store the jam in an airtight container in the fridge for about one week.

It can also be frozen in an airtight container to keep for about 3 months.

How to serve chia jam

Berry Chia Jam tastes great on toast, in yogurt with my Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola and in chia seed pudding. Or why not try it on pancakes? Like these 3 Ingredient Chocolate Banana Pancakes.

Top tip

This healthy jam recipe works just as well using frozen or fresh berries. This way you can make healthy chia jam all year round.

Choose any mix of berries of tour liking. this recipe usue a frozen mix of forest fruit berries that contains blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries and red currants. Use what ever is your favorite!

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