Easy and Healthy Lavender Berry Jam
This easy to make berry lavender jam is delicious and healthy with no processed sugars.
Ingredients
- 3 cups berries (any kind of berry or a berry mix - fresh or frozen)
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1 tbsp dried culinary lavender
- 2 tsp lemon juice or juice from one lemon
- 1 1/2 tsp lemon zest or zest from one lemon
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
Instructions
- Add the berries and water to a medium saucepan and heat mixture to a light simmer, or until all frozen berries are warmed through and can be easily mashed up.
- Add the maple syrup, lavender buds, lemon juice and lemon zest.
- Simmer mixture for about 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and pour contents into a blender or use an immersion blender to blend your jam to your desired consistency.
- Stir in the Chia seeds.
- Pour jam into a glass jar and screw on lid. Place in fridge for up to 6 hours or overnight to chill and set.
- You can freeze jam up to 3 months or store in the fridge for about 1 month.