5 Minute Triple Berry Sugar Free Jam - all it takes is fresh or frozen berries, honey, chia seeds and 5 minutes of your time and you have delicious, easy (not scary to make) refined sugar free jam!
I promised myself, PROMISED that I would not buy into the whole "paleo, gluten free, sugar free, organic, I'll have a bacon & egg bap but hold the bacon and the egg and the bap and replace it with a field mushroom and some quinoa and have a side of goji berries" thing going on and start buying all sorts of weird ingredients from health food stores to substitute for regular ingredients.
And I promise I am really not. But just let me make 1 exception. Because this triple berry jam is the king of all the jams. Frozen berries, honey and...chia seeds. Hear me out.
The reason I wanted to try this out is because I was curious! I'd heard all these magical things about how chia seeds turn a little bit jelly-like when mixed with liquid. So I had to give it a go. And it is magical! You should try it...add a spoonful of chia seeds to a little bit of water and let it sit for 10 minutes...it's amazing! Plus, apparently chia seeds are really good for you. You can buy chia seeds right next to the lollies from the bulk bins at the supermarket. Not scary!
Also, summer is now close enough that I feel comfortable using the bags and bags of berries I froze last summer. Anyone else do that? I buy a ton of cheap raspberries and strawberries to keep me in berries all winter, but then I get too scared to use them in case I run out before I can buy them again, so I end up not using them and get to December and still have a freezer full of berries.
But summer is on the horizon...let's use the berries!!
Add the frozen berries to a pot with the honey
Cook for about 5 minutes until the berries are soft. Mash them up a little, or leave them chunky. Your call.
Stir in the chia seeds, transfer the jam to a jar, put it in the fridge and wait for the magic to happen. In a couple of hours the jam will be set!
3 ingredients + 5 minutes = beautiful jam that is great on toast, with yoghurt or spread in the middle of a sponge cake.
Too easy!
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5 Minute Triple Berry Jam (Sugar Free)
Ingredients
- 1 cup berries, fresh or frozen I used a combination of strawberries, raspberries & blackberries
- 2 Tablespoons honey
- 1 Tablespoons chia seeds
Instructions
- Place berries and honey in a small pot and cook over a medium heat for about 5 minutes until the berries are soft and the mixture comes to the boil. Mash up the berries a little, or leave them if you prefer your jam to be a little chunkier.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the chia seeds.
- Transfer into a clean jar and refrigerate for a couple of hours until the jam has set.
- Store in the fridge for a couple of weeks.
Drew says
Iām a little confused. The name this jam is ā5 Minute Triple Berry Jam (Sugar Free)ā but the nutrition facts state there are 47g of sugar. Which one is accurate?
Laura says
Sorry for the confusion, it should say "refined sugar free" as the nutritional calculator will take into account the sugar in the honey
Maree says
How long will this keep? Will it last like regular jam?
Laura says
Hi Maree, in the fridge this will keep for several weeks but due to the lack of sugar, it certainly won't keep as well as traditional jam will.
Julie says
Could you freeze this as well?
Laura says
Yes absolutely!
Brian says
Have you ever tried grinding the chia seeds? The recipe is great but not a big fan of the seeds.
coffeeandwoodsmoke says
Looks delicious! And the color is so beautiful and vibrant. (And yes--chia seeds are magic š )
Laura says
Thanks so much! I agree - chia seeds are awesome!
Dannielle @ Zamamabakes says
Laura this recipe sounds brilliant I can't wait to test it out! I have a good supply of chia seeds just begging me to use them up, love, love, love this! š
Laura says
Thanks so much Dannielle!!! It's such great jam - nothing masking the delicious berry flavour!
Maria @ Pastels & Macarons says
Your jam looks amazing also and I bet the triple berry tastes so nice! I'm going to try and get fresh berries this weekend at the markets and make a fresh batch. Nothing wrong with frozen but if I can get it fresh I prefer it š My mum used to make me this drink as a kid with chia seeds and I used to love sipping these little slimy things through my teeth! haha. Sounds gross huh? It was yummy though and they are SO good for you. Who would think such tiny little things would have such huge health power. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Look forward to connecting and following along. x
Maria @ Pastels & Macarons says
ps. gave you 5 stars cause I know it will taste great because the strawberry jam I made was amazing on it's own let alone with 3 berries! š
Laura says
Haha awesome, thanks Maria!
Laura says
Thanks Maria! Yea, I agree, fresh berries are sooo much better...I still have a couple of months to wait until I can get my hands on some! Haha that water sounds like it would be great for kids...so fun! Thanks for visiting, I loooove your website! š
Lucy @ Bake Play Smile says
I'm going to try this because I'm not a huge fan of ridiculously sweet jams - so this will be perfect!
Laura says
It will be perfect for you...hope you like it!