Last Updated on July 9, 2022 by Chef Mireille
Blueberry Chia Jam
Blueberry Lavender Chia Jam is a quick and easy pectin free jam recipe – just 15 minutes to make!
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Summer means it’s berry season. Especially if you live in an urban setting, when you get the chance to go to a farm and pick fresh berries, you might go a little crazy.
Now you need to use up all those berries. You don’t want all that time you spent berry picking to go to waste right.
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Recipe Notes
Can you make jam without sugar?
This is a healthy jam recipe using only honey and no processed sugars. Even the honey quantity can be adjusted per your own preference.
Don’t be alarmed if the jam seems quite thin when you transfer it from the blender. Once it chills overnight in the refrigerator, it will thicken.
However, without the sugar volume, it is not quite as thick as your average jam recipe. However, this slight variation is worth the swap for this low sugar Healthy Blueberry Jam.
Not to mention all the extra fiber and protein your are getting from the chia seed.
Ingredient Substitutions
If you do not have mango juice, it can be substituted with any juice like lemon juice, apple juice or orange juice.
I added some lavender because I like floral accents in desserts and jams. It enhances the fruit flavor, as you can see in some of my other jam recipes like Mango Strawberry Lavender Jam and Strawberry Rose Chile Jam. If you don’t have dried lavender readily available, try rose, hyacinth or jasmine.
Of course, not having any of these florals is no reason not make this Easy Jam Recipe. Just omit it! The jam will still be delicious full of fresh blueberry flavor!
I know you just can’t wait to try it. You can also use a little to garnish pancakes or waffles. It’s delicious with them!
It’s great for breakfast on a piece of toast and also goes great with Parsi Chapat.
Blueberry Chia Jam
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 cups blueberries
- 1/4 cup mango juice
- 1/4 cup chia seeds
- 2 tablespoons lavender
- 1/2 cup honey
Instructions
- In a heavy bottomed pot, combine berries, juice, chia and lavender. Cook on high heat, until the berries burst and start to break down, about 8-10 minutes.
- Transfer it to a blender. Leave it to cool for a few minutes.
- Blend until smooth.
- Transfer to a glass jar and leave to cool.
Notes
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Never tried any recipe with blue berry..your look super tempting..gonna try this when i found blue berries in my place.
Addition of mango juice and chia seeds is very interesting. Jam looks awesome.
Yes the chia helps it to bind so you don’t need to use as much sugar.
Lovely idea to combine blueberry and chia seeds. I love your pictures especially the first and second one. My eyes were glued to the pictures for a while. Nice one!
Thanks – I was really proud of the photos on this post
Love that healthy ‘Chia Seeds’ punch to the jam.
Simply delicious.
Lovely jam and addition of chia sounds fabulous..
Wow that Jam looks so delicious Mir..would love to try it..
Lovely color ! Love the flavors.
Love the idea! Was thinking of making orange and lavender marmalade but not much of a jam maker do was worried about which recipe to try! Definitely trying this, although I’m wondering if the mango juice can be substituted with some other juice? Thanks for sharing this it looks delish!!
Sure you can use orange juice or even lime juice
I have never made jam but this recipe looks accessible as well as delicious! I will be trying now.
this is one of the easiest jam recipes and a great way to start making your own homemade jam
The jam looks so delicious .. nothing can be better than home made stuff..
thanks and I agree – homemade is usually better!
I love homemade jam but never made blueberry jam.I am certainly going to try making your jam as soon as I Manage to get some. Adding lavender sounds good.
yes – the floral tones definitely marry well with the berries. I am sure you would love this version.
Love how you’ve used chia seeds, love how you’ve replaced sugar with honey, love the lavender flavour and love the beautiful colour of the blueberry lavender chia jam.
YES – the chia seeds thicken the jam instead of loads of sugar
Love the color of the blueberry lavender jam and it looks absolutely delicious. Homemade jam is always best and so healthy without any preservatives.
yes this all natural jam is perfect on a piece of toast!
What a beautiful color of the jam and love that it is so simple to make. I have lot of frozen blueberries in hand. I wonder if I can use it in the recipe. I have been thinking of using chia in preserve for a long time now.
yes I would just set the berries in a collander first as they are defrosting to get rid of excess liquid from the frozen berries.
This jam is amazing! I especially loved the addition of lavender.
Yes – the subtle floral notes from the lavender I think is a great pairing with blueberries also.
I made this jam and put it on toast with some fresh berries and it was amazing! I will definitely be making this again!
Adding fresh berries on top of the jam must be awesome!
Loved the addition of the mango juice. The jam firmed up nicely.
Even though you may have doubts, one night in the fridge and it gets quite thick.
OMG this was so good! I love a delicious, easy recipe with easy-to-find ingredients. I made a batch of homemade biscuits to go along with the jam and it was perfect. I am also obsessed with everything lavender and I thought it was a great touch.
breakfast with homemade biscuits and jam is definitely the way to go. Glad you like the lavender.
This jam was so easy to make! Never going back to store-bought again!
I agree. Once you make homemade jam, store bought versions usually pale in comparison.