Easy Healthy Chia Jam Recipe – Apricot & Orange

This easy healthy chia jam recipe – apricot & orange is incredibly healthy, tasty and gut friendly. It is the perfect homemade jam recipe made with chia seeds, fresh fruit and a prebiotic.

This jam goes perfectly with peanut butter on toast – as seen in the photo below. It was so delicious that I’m thinking about having this again for breakfast tomorrow….*drool*! You can also put this in your morning porridge…the options are endless.

Why should you skip the store bought jams?

Simple answer: too much refined sugar. Limiting refined sugars in this day and age is pretty difficult. It’s in most things as almost all processed foods contain refined sugar in some form.

Once you know how easy it is to make jam at home using fresh fruit, you’re likely to not want to buy store bought jams again. The best thing is that you can control the level of added sugar, whether this is in the form of honey or refined sugars, and you can also look into substituting refined sugars with natural sweet alternatives.

Making chia seed jam with fresh fruit

This has quickly become a family favourite as the recipe is the same for other fruit jam options. Want strawberry chia homemade jam – use this recipe but substitute the fruit with strawberries. Want to use another fruit combo – again, sub the fruit in this recipe with the fruits you want. So simple!

The chia seeds add an extra dose of nutrients not to mention the protein. It also gives the gelatinous texture to the jam which makes it thicker and gloopier – all the better to spread.

How to make healthy chia jam recipe

Time needed: 40 minutes.

Follow these simple steps to make the best healthy, gut friendly jam recipe with chia seeds

1. Cut up your fruit and boil this in a pot with honey, water and inulin
2. Reduce the heat and mash up the boiled fruit using a potato masher until this becomes a pulp like ordinary store bought jam
3. Add in the chia seeds and continue to simmer on a low heat for 15 mins
4. Using a hand held blender, pulse the jam to achieve a smoother consistency, if desired
5. Let your jam cool and then add this to a jar or airtight container before storing this in your fridge or freezer

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this healthy chia jam recipe shelf stable?

Unfortunately, not. This recipe doesn’t call for a lot of sugar to become shelf stable. However, this should last up to 2 weeks in the fridge in an airtight container, and up to 2 months in the freezer.

Can I freeze this healthy chia jam?

Yes. This jam can be frozen in an airtight container or in a freezer jam jar for up to 2 months.

Can I make this jam with other fruits?

Absolutely – choose fruits that you and your family will enjoy eating.