Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups
- 1–2 tablespoons lemon juice, to taste
- 1–2 tablespoons sweetener or your choice (honey, agave, maple syrup)
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
Instructions
- Prepare the fruit as needed. Remove stems, pits, seeds and skin as needed. Chop large fruits into small pieces. Berries can be left whole.
- Transfer the fruit to a saucepan and set over medium heat. Cook until the fruit breaks down and becomes syrupy, 5 to 10 minutes. Mash the fruit with the back of a spatula or a potato masher, leaving it as smooth or as lumpy as you like.
- Stir off the heat, 1 tablespoon of the sweetener of choice and lemon juice. Taste and add more sweetener or lemon juice to taste or leave out if the fruit is already naturally sweet. Stir in the chia seeds.
- Let stand 5 minutes, until thickened. This won’t quite reach the firm consistency of regular jam, but will noticeably thicken. If you’d like a thicker consistency, especially with very juicy fruits, stir in more chia seeds, 1 teaspoon at a time.
- Transfer to a jar or other storage container. Store in the fridge for about 2 weeks. The jam will thicken further and become more set once completely chilled. The jam can also be frozen for up to 3 months. And if you’d like to get rid of the visible chia seeds, puree the jam with a blender or with an immersion blender.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 5
- Category: Condiments