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5 Minute, Spiced, Raw Berry Jam With Chia Seeds

This jam is whole foods plant based, RAW and counts as 1 of your 5 a day.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Breakfast, Brunch, Side Dish, Snack, Sweet
Cuisine American, British
Servings 4
Calories 40 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 medium ceramic or glass bowl
  • Smallish mason jar
  • Chopping board
  • Knife

Ingredients
  

  • cup frozen strawberries
  • cup frozen blueberries
  • ½ cup frozen cherries
  • 2 dessert spoons chia seeds
  • cup water
  • 1 tsp cinnamon powder
  • ½ tsp ginger powder

Instructions
 

  • Get your berries out to thaw in a bowl for about 30 minutes. Keep blueberries separate.
    If you're in a hurry, just defrost your berries in the microwave but be careful not to cook!
  • Now, chop your strawberries and cherries onto smallish pieces (you want to get about 12 pieces from your average sized strawberry to give you a reference to size). Place back in the bowl.
  • Mash your blueberries with a fork. You don't need to mash them to a complete pulp. Leave a little texture!
    Add to the bowl with your other berries.
  • Now add your spices, chia seeds and water and mix well. Leave for 5 minutes.
  • Mash down your jam a little further with a fork so it combines together well. Again, leave some texture and lumps. Or, mash to your own desired consistency.
    Make sure your jam tastes right. Add more spices or even a little sweetener if you like. Sometimes certain batches of berries are sweeter than others. Use only a natural sweetener like stevia, xylitol, agave or maple syrup.
    At this point you could probably blend your jam if you would like a smoother consistency.
  • Leave for another 10 minutes.
  • You jam should now be gloopy after the chia seeds have soaked up all the juices. Now add your jam to a sealed mason jar OR eat it!

Video

Notes

Stores for up to 1 week in refrigerator. Be sure to store in a covered, glass container.
Keyword berry jam, breakfast bar, delicious, easy, jam, raw jam, sticky, sweet