Raw Strawberry-Vanilla Chia Jam

by Dorothy Reinhold on July 16, 2013


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The tiny miracle that is a chia seed can be put to good use to save you time and trouble when making homemade jam.

Use the freshest strawberries, straight from the fields or the farmers market if you are so lucky, and splurge on a couple of other premium ingredients – vanilla syrup and premium white chia. The natural gel coating on the outside of the chia will swell with the liquid from the berries, and voila!, the mashed, sweetened strawberries gel into some jam.

[Pause for dance break: “It Must Be Jelly (‘Cause Jam Don’t Shake Like That),” a 1942 jazz and pop song. ]

Raw Strawberry-Vanilla Chia Jam on Shockingly DeliciousWhat can you do with this Raw Strawberry-Vanilla Chia Jam? Lots!

  • on top of toast, or in your pb&j sandwich, like normal jam
  • Raw Strawberry-Vanilla Chia Jam on Shockingly Deliciouson a bowl of yogurt, cooked oatmeal, cottage cheese or ice cream, to jazz them up
  • spread on pancakes or waffles instead of syrup
  • used as a filling in a layer cake, or spread onto a piece of toasted angel food cake
  • whirled into your fruit smoothie

Recipe: Raw Strawberry-Vanilla Chia Jam

Summary: The freshest strawberries from California, the finest vanilla syrup and a jolt of lemon juice to spark the taste make a wonderful raw chia jam.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Raw Strawberry-Vanilla Chia Jam on Shockingly DeliciousWash, dry and stem strawberries. Cut berries in half and put into a small food processor. Add lemon juice, syrup and salt and whirl until pureed, about 30-60 seconds. Add chia and whirl a couple of seconds until combined. Taste and add additional sweetener if you like.
  2. Pour into a lidded jar or container and refrigerate overnight to allow chia to fully hydrate. Jam will thicken up as the chia seeds gel. Keep jam in the refrigerator.
  3. Makes 1 cup or so.Raw Strawberry-Vanilla Chia Jam on Shockingly Delicious

Source

Dorothy Reinhold / Shockingly Delicious

Warning

  • Warning #1: Not every person likes the texture that chia imparts, so before you make up 24 jars of this and put them in the freezer, try a single jar and make sure your family likes it.
  • Warning #2: This jam is not cooked or preserved, so you must keep the jar in the refrigerator. I suppose you can freeze it, but I haven’t tried that. Let me know how it goes if you do.

Preparation time: 5 minutes
Diet type: Vegetarian, vegan
Diet tags: Gluten free, Raw
Number of servings (yield): 8
Culinary tradition: USA (Nouveau)

Heilala Vanilla sent the vanilla syrup and Melissa’s Produce sent the white chia for recipe testing. 

{ 17 comments… read them below or add one }

Suzanne March 14, 2024 at 4:57 pm

This looks so good! What a great combination of flavors!

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Michelle September 9, 2014 at 3:41 pm

This looks so good! I am just wondering how long this will last in the refrigerator? Thanks for the great idea(s)!

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Dorothy Reinhold September 10, 2014 at 10:39 am

Michelle,
I think I’ve had it at least a week before we ate it up, maybe more.

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Margie Garcia April 12, 2014 at 5:52 pm

Looking forward to making this chia jam & following your page. Thank you. 🙂

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Dorothy Reinhold April 14, 2014 at 7:10 am

Margie,
Welcome! There are a coupla chia jams here, so try them all!

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Aleksandra July 27, 2013 at 3:10 am

Looks delicious! Perfect for ice creams 🙂

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Dorothy Reinhold July 27, 2013 at 5:08 am

Aleksandra,
Exactly right!

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sippitysup July 20, 2013 at 9:18 am

Yeah, but do they grow green hairdos? GREG

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Dorothy Reinhold July 20, 2013 at 9:57 am

Greg,
If you WANT them to!

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Kevin Smith July 18, 2013 at 9:00 am

Looks so good!

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Angie | Big Bear's Wife July 16, 2013 at 10:45 am

love the color! yum!

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Lentil Breakdown July 16, 2013 at 9:59 am

That was killer jam! I like how the white spoon is shaped like a strawberry. No aesthetic nuance gets past me.

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Cathy @ She Paused 4 Thought July 16, 2013 at 8:25 am

I could eat the whole jar just on its own. Shockingly delicious for sure.

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Dorothy Reinhold July 16, 2013 at 9:25 am

Cathy,
Me too! Stand there with a spoon, with the fridge door open… oh yeah, I’ve NEVER, EVER done that.

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