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!
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Notes
Stores for up to 1 week in refrigerator. Be sure to store in a covered, glass container.
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