This easy mixed berry chia jam is a healthy condiment to have on hand for upping the deliciousness of your breakfast, dessert and snacks. A nutritious sweet spread that’s gluten free, dairy free, paleo and refined sugar free.
Homemade mixed berry chia jam is such a huge improvement on store bought jam. You lose all the piles of sugar, preservatives and potentially other chemical agents like thickeners. You add the omega-3, fibre and protein-rich goodness of chia seeds. And as an added bonus, it’s SO easy to make!
I don’t even know if you can really classify this blog post as a “recipe”, it’s really more just “throw it all into the pan and it works.” Take your favourite berries (frozen, easier and cheaper!), add chia seeds, a little liquid sweetener of your choice, plus a dash of vanilla. Boom, done, jam!
Any berries are going to work in this recipe – I usually make this with a bag of frozen mixed berries available at my local supermarket.
This easy mixed berry chia jam is a great condiment to have in the fridge for breakfast, snacks or even to top desserts (try it stirred through coconut yoghurt for an instant creamy, sweet berry-laced treat). One of my favourite ways to have it is on brown rice cakes, with almond butter or peanut butter. So quick to throw together!
I keep this jam in the fridge for up to two weeks, and haven’t noticed any issues with quality for this time. I always make sure to use a very clean, sterile jar, which I clean by running through a hot dishwasher cycle. You can also pop hand-washed glass jars in an oven set to 110 celsius (NOT the lid though!) for ten minutes to completely dry and sterilise them.
Kept tucked away in your fridge, easy mixed berry chia jam is going to become your new favourite sweet spread!
Easy Mixed Berry Chia Jam
Ingredients
- 2 cups frozen berries - any variety or a mixture
- 4 tbsp chia seeds
- 3-4 tbsp honey or any liquid sweetener of choice e.g. maple syrup, coconut syrup, rice malt syrup
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Place frozen berries in a pan with 1/4 cup water melt over a low heat on the stove top, stirring and breaking them up gently so they turn into a slightly chunky puree.
- While the berries are softening add in the vanilla, chia seeds and 3 tbsp of honey/liquid sweetener and stir to combine. Taste test and add extra honey/liquid sweetener if desired.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool in the saucepan for 10 minutes or so. Stir once or twice to make sure the chia seeds are evenly incorporated.
- Transfer to a clean, sterile jar and refrigerate until cooled and set; it will thicken even more as it cools. This should keep for two weeks or even a little longer.
Notes
So easy and so tasty, thank you!
Thank you so much Shona! I love this jam so much 🙂
This jam is absolutely amazing, I made it with raspberries & blackcurrant and today with strawberries. Delicious 🙂
Hi Izabela, thank you so much for this positive feedback, really appreciate you taking the time to write it 🙂 Oh yum it would be so good with blackcurrant!
Can this be doubled and canned?
Hi Kathy, I haven’t tried to do this myself so I’m not 100% sure. I think it would be safer to freeze it – I worry that the high water content of this product might not keep well even if canned.
I was looking for a recipe like this, I love that it’s not too complicated as well. I’ll have to try this out 🙂
Julia // The Sunday Mode
Thanks very much Julia! Hope you try this out soon, it’s one of my favourite condiments for brekky time 🙂
I love a quick jam like this – it looks so delicious! I love all the seeds in it – reminds me of a seedy raspberry jam. This is a great cooking project to try with the kiddos!
Thanks so much Leslie-Anne 🙂 It reminds me a lot of raspberry jam too, which is why I think it makes such a good substitute for regular jam, it’s actually got the same texture and look exactly!
My kids love this recipe; 5 stars! 🙂 I love that it’s GAPS Diet-friendly! Such a great condiment! Thank you!
Aww Megan I was so happy to read this. I love, love this condiment myself and makes me feel so truly good knowing others are loving it too 🙂
I am a huge fan of chia seeds, but I have never thought of making a jam with it. What a wonderful idea!
It’s so easy and such a great condiment to keep in the fridge 🙂 Yet another magical way to use chia!
I must make this! I rarely keep jam in the house because of all the sugar. Now we could have our jam and eat it too!
Exactly Cathy! This is one of my favourite easy meal prep items as it’s so handy to have this in the fridge 🙂
I love the addition of chia seeds in this jam, a great way to get a sweet fix! So easy too! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Carrie 🙂 The chia seeds are such an easy way to make thick jam and I love that it gives it a health boost too.
Homemade chia jam is the best!! I always try to have it on hand.
Isn’t it awesome! Can’t get over how easy it is to make, one of those meal prep items that actually takes no time!
Oh my goodness, I need to try this! I have such a hard time finding jam that I can eat on a refined-sugar free diet. Thank you!
Yay! I hope you do try this and enjoy it Raia! It’s one of my fave fridge staples for when I want a sweet breakfast or snack.
That color!! Gorgeous! I’d love this slathered on a biscuit or on pancakes! <3
Thanks so much Christina! I LOVE this on pancakes, one of my favourite toppings!
Chia jams are so good! And those berries, I just can’t have enough. Your photos are too beautiful, Monique! In the past I have also tried freezing the chia jam in the freezer to extend the shelf life of it – seems to work for me.
Hi Yang, thank you so much for that tip on freezing the jam! Sometimes I get a bit ambitious and make far too much of it… it’s nice to have but I don’t need to eat it every day haha. I am going to try freezing half with my next batch!
My husband is all about the jam! He would love this.
Haha I am a bit of a jam fan myself 🙂 I would never usually buy the commercial stuff but this healthier substitute is just so easy to make!
I have been wanting to try a chia jam…I totally love them but don’t know if I kids would go for the texture. Worth a shot!!
You should definitely give it a go Tessa! I find that the chia seeds get really soft and it kind of feels like raspberry jam to me. 🙂
Love chia jam! Yours looks so pretty and vibrant.
Thanks so much Jean! I love making it with mixed berries so it gets such a deep colour 🙂