Description
A quick, healthy homemade raspberry jam sweetened naturally and thickened with chia seeds—ready in about 10 minutes and perfect for toast, yogurt, or desserts.
Ingredients
2 cups fresh raspberries (or frozen)
1 Tbsp filtered water
2–3 Tbsp chia seeds
2 Tbsp honey or maple syrup
1 pinch flakey sea salt
Instructions
- In a small saucepan over low–medium heat, combine raspberries and water. Cook gently for 3–4 minutes until berries break down.
- Stir in chia seeds, honey or maple syrup, and a pinch of salt.
- Simmer for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until mixture thickens.
- Remove from heat and let cool slightly before transferring to a clean glass jar.
- Refrigerate—the jam will continue to thicken as it cools.
Notes
- Frozen raspberries can be used directly—add an extra minute of cooking.
- Adjust sweetness to taste or reduce honey/maple syrup.
- If too runny after chilling, stir in another teaspoon of chia and let thicken.
- Clean jar rim before sealing to avoid sticking.
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Spread
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Tbsp
- Calories: 25
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 5 mg
- Fat: 1 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 4 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
