This cherry chia jam consists of a blend of sweet and tart cherries, maple syrup, vanilla extract, lime juice and chia seeds. It’s great in oatmeal or spread on muffins or toast! Yields 1½ cups.
Course Homemade Ingredients & Condiments
Cuisine American
Keyword cherry, chia seeds, homemade, jam
Prep Time 5 minutesmins
Cook Time 25 minutesmins
Total Time 30 minutesmins
Servings 12servings
Calories 29
Author Laurie McNamara
Ingredients
2(heaping) cupsfrozen cherriespartially thawed (see notes)
1tablespoonlime juice
1tablespoonmaple syrup
1splashpure vanilla extract
2tablespoonschia seeds
Instructions
Add the cherries to a heavy bottom sauce pan. Bring to a bubble over medium-high heat, reduce to low and simmer for 25 minutes.
Remove the pan off of the heat and mash the cherries with a potato masher. Stir in thelime juice, maple syrup, vanilla and chia seeds.
Stir it all together and let it sit for a minute or two. After a while you’ll be able to gauge if you need more chia seeds or not.
Notes
- I like to use a mixture of sweet and tart cherries.- If you do not wish to see the chia seeds in your jam then you can puree it in a high-speed blender.