
How To Make Easy Berry Chia Seed Jam
Whip up a delicious chia seed jam packed with the nutritious flavors of blueberries and raspberries! Serve these over bread, scones, oatmeal, and more.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 12ozfrozen raspberries,around 2 ½ cups, preferably organic
- 12ozfrozen blueberries,around 2 ¼ cups, preferably organic or wild
- ¼cupchia seeds
- 2tbsporange juice,about ½ medium orange, juiced
- 4tbspmaple syrup,to taste, optional
Instructions
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In a medium mixing bowl, combine the frozen raspberries and blueberries, chia seeds, and orange juice.
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Cover and let the mixture defrost for 3 hours at room temperature, or overnight in the refrigerator.
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Once the berries are defrosted and soft, use a potato masher or the back of a big spoon to mash up the mixture to the desired consistency.
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Taste, and if a sweeter jam is preferred, stir in some maple syrup, to taste.
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If the chia seeds aren’t plump yet, let the mixture rest for 20 minutes to let them absorb more moisture.
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Serve on toast, and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
- Store the leftover jam in the refrigerator, covered, for about 5 days.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 2202.78kcal
- Fat:Â 48.53g
- Saturated Fat:Â 4.55g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.18g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 3.44g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 31.69g
- Carbohydrates:Â 445.30g
- Fiber:Â 124.94g
- Sugar:Â 266.38g
- Protein:Â 39.43g
- Sodium:Â 65.05mg
- Calcium:Â 1315.60mg
- Potassium:Â 3206.94mg
- Iron:Â 19.08mg
- Vitamin A: 53.63µg
- Vitamin C:Â 369.06mg
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