Healthy Homemade Blueberry Chia Jam
This Healthy Homemade Blueberry Chia Jam is sooo tasty and made with only a few ingredients. This jam is made with nourishing ingredients so you can go right ahead and pour a scoop on your breakfast toast, oatmeal bowl, or tasty yogurt! Or maybe even some tasty waffles like my recipe for Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Waffles?? This jam is also great to use in different baking recipes. I love making this blueberry chia jam because it doesn’t have much sugar unlike storebought jam which has loads of sugar, and this jam has added protein and other nutrients from the chia seeds! Dreamy!
Health Benefits
Chia seeds and blueberries are incredibly healthy with great nutritional benefits so I try and squeeze them in my diet very regularly. Chia seeds are a great source of fibre, and omega-3 fatty acids according to the Mayo Clinic. This means you get heart healthy fats and fibre which will help you feel more full and satisfied longer. Chia seeds don’t add flavour to this recipe, they just add better texture and nutritional benefits.
Wild blueberries are my favourite. I love picking them during the summer, Swedish forests are absolutely overflowing with wild blueberries it is so dreamy. Wild blueberries are smaller, but have more flavour than large blueberries. There is also research that states wild blueberries are more rich in antioxidants. Blueberries are a great source of antioxidants, fibre, vitamins C and K. So if you want all this good stuff, give this Healthy Homemade Blueberry Chia Jam a try!
This Healthy Homemade Blueberry Chia Jam comes together in no time. All you have to do is add all of the ingredients to a pot on the stove and mix and mash! An easy recipe that is healthy and delicious… can’t get much better than that. I love this recipe also because the amount of sweetener is totally up to you, you don’t even have to use any if you like, or you can add a bit extra as well if that’s your preference! The lemon adds a delicious fresh flavour to this jam, and the vanilla adds more depth to the flavour. It really is fabulous this blueberry jam! So go ahead and make this jam so you can enjoy it for breakfast too! 🙂
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Healthy Homemade Blueberry Chia Jam
Ingredients
- 2 cups blueberries I used frozen but fresh works too
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- splash of lemon juice
Instructions
- Heat the blueberries on medium heat until they soften. Stir occasionally.
- Mash the berries until they've broken down to the texture you like, depending on if you like a very smooth jam or not.
- Turn the heat up a bit and cook the jam until the liquid has reduced until its reached the desired consistency. The jam will firm up further once it cools and the chia seeds have soaked up some of the liquid.
- Add the chia seeds, vanilla, lemon, maple syrup. Stir to combine.
- Remove the jam from the heat and let it cool.
- Pour the jam into a clean, airtight container. Store the jam in the fridge. It will stay fresh for about a week.
- Enjoy this jam with your favourite breakfast foods, with a yogurt snack or in baking!!