(You caught me, glass of milk which I rarely drink, half PB&J and half PB&F... Fluff should be illegal, just sayin' .....and a fly for added protein, awesome! )
I was experimenting with a recipe I found on Pinterest, like anyone believes that (lol ) , and decided to change one up a bit. I found these recipes http://pinterest.com/pin/29625310021914028/ and started to think of what combos I would enjoy, the combinations could be endless, but I decided on a trial batch of Lemon Blueberry. I recently made that combination in a coffee cake and loved it, more on that in a later post lol I've got some recipe tweaking to do before that one's ready!
This recipe is not only gluten free, but it is beyond healthy! All natural ingredients, depending on your vanilla and lemon extract, you could opt to leave those out and keep this a clean eating recipe. One thing I think we do need to talk about for a second, is the Chia seed. I know what you're thinking, why would I eat seeds I just spread all over my Chia pet!? No no no, same idea, different strain, so no you're not eating your Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia pet lol This seed is quite remarkable, they're very tiny but when in liquid they expand causing the substance to gel naturally. Many people eat Chia seeds in smoothies, yogurt, mixed in juices, mixed with water the Chia seed makes a great egg replacement in dairy free recipes, but today we're using them to thicken our jam. Who needs that heavily processed gelatin when there's an all natural alternative that tastes delicious!
So, I made a small batch, I only used a cup of berries to start and this gave me 1 4-6oz container, just enough to see what I thought. Note to self: if you're making this for PB&J's, the jam needs to set for at least an hour, so don't jump in at last minute thinking you're going to have jam or you'll have a soggy PB&J, yuck!
Lemon Blueberry Chia Jam
Ingredients:
1 cup Blueberries 1tbs Chia Seeds
1tbs Honey. Zest 1/2 lemon
1/8 tsp lemon extract. 1tsp vanilla
1tbs warm water or lemon juice
Directions:
In a small blender, add all ingredients and blend until well combined. Pour contents into container of your choice, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. This will last for a few days in the refrigerator, I haven't attempted freezing this, but I'm sure I will soon. Enjoy! (Seriously this is too easy!?)
<3 Case
**Note: Always be sure to use gluten free items when choosing ingredients.
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