The only (healthy) fruit jam recipe you'll ever need.
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- čas přidán 30. 07. 2022
- Low Sugar Jam
Today I'm going to show you how to make low sugar fruit jam.
This healthy jam is made without pectin and it takes just 5 minutes to cook.
In this video I'll show you two homemade fruit jams: low sugar blackberry jam and blueberry jam with chia seeds.
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This is why you'll love this healthy fruit jam:
It's lower in sugar than traditional homemade and store-bought jams!
It can be made with different fruits that are in season!
It takes just a few minutes of cooking!
There's no need for canning or preserving this fruit jam!
HEALTHY FRUIT JAM RECIPE
Ingredients:
For Healthy Blackberry Jam:
2 cups blackberries (300g)
1-2 tbsp maple syrup, honey or agave
1/3 cup cooked apple, mashed, or unsweetened applesauce (90g)
1 tbsp oat flour + 2 tbsp water, for thickening
NUTRITIONAL INFO (per tablespoon):
10 calories, fat 0.1g, carb 2.3g, protein 0.2g
For Blueberry Chia Seed Jam:
2 cups blueberries (300g)
1-2 tbsp maple syrup, honey or agave
2 tbsp chia seeds
1 tbsp lemon juice
NUTRITIONAL INFO (per tablespoon):
15 calories, fat 0.4g, carb 2.8g, protein 0.4g
Preparation:
Blackberry Jam:
In a wide pan, add the blackberries and your sweetener.
Mash with a potato masher until all the juices have been released.
Combine with a cooked apple, or applesauce, and place on a medim heat and bring to a light simmer. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
Combine oat flour with water and pour into the jam mixture, and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
Remove from heat, transfer to a container and let it cool.
Blueberry Chia Jam:
In a wide pan, add the blueberries, sweetener and lemon juice.
Mash with a potato masher until all the juices have been released.
Place on a medim heat and bring to a light simmer. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
Remove from heat, stir in the chia seeds and let it cool and thicken.
Enjoy!
I have another idea for you. Homemade Nutella. Hazelnut roasted and shreded till it is a cream or mousse. Than add honey and cocoa and a tablespoon water for consistency.
Hey, that'd be nice.
Oh yes. I love nuttella
Love the idea, but I'll have to find a way to add some oats inside:)
He made ittt
Will frozen fruit(s) work for this?
Yes! I have done the fruit with chia. So good. I used chopped up dates for the sweetener. Hits the spot.
This is brilliant. Thanks
Ooooohhhhh nice idea!
I don’t eat or buy jam because of all the unhealthy ingredients, in addition to sugar. Your healthy blackberry jam looks wonderful, like all of your other videos. I could listen to you all day, your accent is delightful and your videos are well thought out and concise, yet thorough. Thanks for doing what you do!
Wow, it's such an amazing feedback, thanks so much for sending over your kind words!
Can I replace maple syrup with honey? Because maple syrup is not common here
@@sooyaaaaaa_ Yes, of course you can use honey, just use a little less than you would with maple syrup, around 25% less as it's sweeter. Use a honey you like the taste of, I like manuka honey; although it does have a strong flavour/taste to it 👍
@@sooyaaaaaa_ Honey turns toxic when heated. I would suggest dates syrup
The only jam we eat is homemade with chia seeds. I usually go for strawberry but I know my kids will love this blackberry version! 👍🏻
I agree, nothing beats the homemade jam, with this little effort invested I really don't want to go get the store-bought anymore.
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Strawberries and Chia seeds make a great pairing.
Thanks for the tip!
You showed your face in this video!!! It was so nice to see you! Another excellent recipe! Thank you!
Yeah, it's not an easy thing to do when you're filming this type of video and all by yourself... Thanks for your feedback!
@@HowToCookSmarter thank you for all your videos. We appreciate you a great deal 👍 🙌.
I used to buy really good Jams online that were healthy and only sweetened with organic apple juice. However they have more than doubled in price so I stopped buying them. Have been craving healthy jam since so thanks for this recipe! I'll be sure to make it along with those awesome crepes! 😋
You're right, there is many commercial products that are made with real ingredients, but usually they're just crazy expensive.
It’s the end of the blackberry season here 🇬🇧 and I’ve just made your jam. This is a great recipe. Thickening with oat flour works like a charm with no trace of it once it set. I’ve made fruit compote many times to substitute unhealthy Jam but this is so much more like jam. Thank you for another great recipe 😋
You are the best! I've been cooking lots of your healthy and delicious recipes. Today, I'm going to try the fruit jam for sure. Thanks a lot!!!
I can’t wait to try this and add it to my easy clean food cookbook that I’m putting together for myself and family! Thank you so much!
These are some great healthy ideas for thickening, etc. I can't wait to try this - will definitely check out your channel.
I love these jam recipes and appreciate the way you choose pure ingredients and create the most basic, simple, easy-going additive-free recipes without comprimising on flavour..
Finally healthy jam I will try this thank you very much
Excellent ideas making jam without sugar yet sweet is not compromised, many thanks !😊🎉
I am looking forward to trying this homemade jam. Looks delicious.
Brilliant!!! Thank you so much!
Best recipe, thanks
Ty for sharing …I will definitely try this
Amazing, thank you so much 👍👍👍
About two weeks ago I made a peanut butter jar's worth of preserves and it turned out very nicely. I used mixed berries currently in my freezer: blackberries, strawberries and blueberries, adding in unsweetened store bought applesauce, chia seeds and a spoonful of low sugar powdered pectin. I didn't make a mental note about additional sweetening but will be using a couple of tablespoons of monkfruit sweetener for the next batch....I have lots of berries to still use up ! This fruit mixture is so good with yogurt, over ice cream, in smoothies. Very versatile and not sickly sweet either.
👏🏿🙌🏿❤ Thank you so much for this!!! I really needed this.
You're very welcome! Happy jaming!
Brilliant. Thank you ❤
Fantastic version of homemade healthy jam. Never ate store bought jam as it taste like a bag of sugar. I normally make my jams without pectin only add quarter cup of honey. I do boil the jars before and after cooking and adding jam to the jar as I like to use the berries growing in my yard. For a fast and easy jam for everyday, I love the chia seed recipe.
I've had to resort to buying sugar free jam but its texture is more gelatinous than jam-like, plus the sweeteners cause digestive discomfort.
Thank you for another wonderful recipe, Sasha!
You're very welcome Barbara, I'm so happy you like this jam recipe idea!
I love jam so much and this is really a great way to eat it "as much" as I want 🤩🤩
That's exactly the core idea I started from:)
You are a master of the healthy cooking craft, my friend. 🎉
Thanks so much for your kind words AnnMarie!
Delicious and healthy jam, Sasha! I will prepare it, of course! Thanks! 😘🤗❤
Thanks my friend, hope you'll enjoy it!
I loved this recipe would recommend 100%
Best recepies thx🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻👏❤️👏💯💯💯👍👍👍
I don't like store-bought jam (too sweet) so I tend to make my own with frozen fruit (there's not always much of a selection of fresh fruits where I live.) I usually thicken mine with Xantham Gum, but I much prefer your idea of Chia Seeds Sasha! As ever, you come up with the best ideas! TFS and have a great week! 👍❤
I agree Hazel, so many store-bought products are so much sweet and jam is definitely one of those, it just happens with the taste buds, I can't taste Nutella anymore, thanks god for that... so homemade low-sugar alternatives are such a great solution. So glad you like this jam and appreciate your lovely feedback as always my friend. Have a lovely day!
I didn't know you can make it from frozen fruit! I'm learning so much today 🤗
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I stopped buying Nutella made in Canada and Poland because it's just a jar of creamy brown-tinted sugar now. Faint chocolate flavor and maybe a bit of hazelnut that became cake frosting.
Hi Hazel. Do you have to cook the frozen fruits?
Never thought of chia seeds for a thickener! I usually use cornstarch
Yeah, chia is just wonderful and nutritios thickener.
@@HowToCookSmarterGROUND FLAX SEEDS ALSO DO THE WORK. 🌺☮️💟🌺
This jam looks amazing and I am sure the taste is wonderful!!
It is Laura, I can't get enough of it, even I don't have any crepes diggin in with spoon is always a great move:)
Thank you so much, this looks yummy 😋, and I love making my own jam. Now you give me another healthy power tool for my jams. Thank you, thank you!!!
Yeah, making a homemade jam is such a great thing to do, such a great way to use up any leftover fruits.
Thank you Sir for another great idea to cook smarter.
Thank you, love it
I have wanted a recipe like this for a long time
A very lovely 😍 low sugar blackberry jam ❤❤❤
For my apples I added beets and cauliflower and used stevia ,it thicken up OK ,added chips seeds when eating batches from the fridge,also added it to my baked products as an apple sauce substitute
You added beets and cauliflower in your jam, that's awesome!
Thank you !
Danke für das Video! Ich werds ausprobieren
i did it today ❤❤ thannnnnnnnks buddy i made blue and black berry mix with flour and a small apple sweetened by raw honey and another jar of strawberry with chia and honey too ... oh my god its the best thanks man
Thanks you , sounds a lot nicer than chia seeds as a thickener ! ❤
It's so lovely and fun to see your smile in the middle of the video! :D Uplifting for sure!
Hi! Glad you like the idea of putting myself in the video this way...
Delicious recipe
Cool! Thank you!
Have to makee . Thanks
That jam looks good and it is healthy
Bro, thank you! I’ve been looking for a simple fruit jam without all the unnecessary added sugar. I will finally be able to make PB&J’s again which I haven’t had in YEARS! And many other great uses.
Thanks man, so glad you like this one, sure it's would be a perfect component of one and only PB&J, my favorite combo too.
@@HowToCookSmarter I just made a double batch of it and I couldn’t be anymore happy with it!
@@Chewy_Toast Wow, that's great man, did you use blackberries or some other berries?
@@HowToCookSmarter Oh right, I made the blueberry recipe x2 but I will definitely get around to trying the blackberry recipe and then experimenting with other berries after that. Once I finish the jam I have now of course :)
@@Chewy_Toast Same thing here, still have some more in the jar, for next one I'm going to use peaches, its season is about to end soon.
Great thanks
Another great recipe. Yum!
Thanks for sending over your feedback!
Great recipes!!!
Just realized chia is ok for the protocol i am on....thanks for the great video. Will check out your channel!
Thnx. Appreciated.
This is great! Thank you👋
Thanks for your feedback!
This recipe with flax seed and chia is DELISH!
Hi Cecilia, glad you like it!
You are an excellent cook sir. Thank you
Thanks Robert, and you're an awesome supporter!
You are the best! Thanks for anouther great video!
Thanks Aaron, I appreciate your support!
Wonderful i will be cooking this much healthier Jam ❤
Thank you x
Yvonne mullion Cornwall England
Wonderful, thanks so much. I have been making jams this year because of lots of fruit trees in my neighborhood and don't want the fruit to go to waste. A struggle has been to make jams that are lower in sugar, so I had substituted white cane sugar with coconut sugar, which was ok, but still a lot of sugar. Next time, I will use the tips you've provided here to make my jams. Thanks again for posting.
If you want to conserve big amount it’s possible to freeze the jam jars, put lids on only after they’re frozen
Thanks!@@XSD.1.
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Health and with chia! Thank you!😅
perfect 💕
Delicious version.
Glad you like it!
Love your recipes! Going to try this tonight.
Pozdrav iz Kanade :)
WOW! 😊 THANK YOU
It's my pleasure!
Great recepie! I'm going to try this one. Jam prices are really high and not really worth it as i don't eat as much of it. This looks really easy to make so i think i'll start making mine homemade whenever i feel like having jam.
That's the point, we should make our jam whenever we feel like having one or have some leftover fruits on side, and with this recipe it's just possible... Thanks for your feedback!
I have tons of fresh raspberries in my garden and I’ll use them for chia jam.
Tons of fresh raspberries, definitely would love to come over:)
Super 💯👌
Thank you! Great! 🍇💜
Please, make another one of your savory recipes ! 🙏💙
There will be more savory recipes for sure!
I like the idea to reduce the sugar which is nice! Although pectin occurs naturally in several fruits, esp citrus. When I make homemade jam I also get a lemon or two. I add the lemon juice in cause it adds a nice acid to balance things out. Then I also add the squeezed out lemon rind, peel, seeds n all in (you can put it in a filter bag) and cook it in there with the fruit. You can use that as your source of pectin. Then just remove it afterwards :)! Additionally if you make citrus marmalade no added pectin is needed !
Perfect timing, I just made your microwave bread today! I toasted it and used a bit of butter, Delicious, then I saw this video! Now I can make both these Jams to put on that amazing microwave bread! Can't wait!
Love Love Love your recipes!
Thank you!!!
Oh Susan, that's wonderful news, what a great pairing, have to do the same here! Thanks for supporting!
@@HowToCookSmarter You're Welcome, my pleasure! I share your recipes with family and friends because I want them to eat healthier versions of what they're already eating!
Blessings
@@susanshade4665 That's just great, thanks so much! And you just put it the right way, the easiest way to start eating better is to make our favorite recipes a bit more healthier. Cheers!
Good idea, and good idea using the potato masher, I never thought of!
Yeah, I just love that rustic feel and tiny pieces of fruit inside my jam.
I’m keen to make blackberry and apple jam just like this recipe. It’s blackberry season at the moment in Tasmania. They have a beautiful taste and I enjoy picking them where they grow naturally. 😋😋😊
Looks good!
Thanks a lot Scott!
You could add lime or lemon juice to the jam as a preservative to this chia seed fruit jam recipe…..it will last up to a month in refrigerator, as I wont go through the size you make in one week
Wow absolutely looks too yummy delicious best for healthy breakfast jam
Thanks for checking it out!
Love the idea of using chia seeds! I skip the sweetener and get sour-ish jam. Delish once you get used to it
I'm intrigued. I've only made jam with fresh fruit and freshly ground chia seeds. It good to know how to approach a cooked jam. It would be great as a compote, too. 😋
Yeah, ground chia seeds are great if you don't prefer the texture and visual apeal. Making compote this way, well why not...
I'll add to my oatmeal porridge along with some Peanut butter 😋
PB jelly combo is to die for:)
Thank you l love jelly, jams thanks to you l can make my own. I'm a diabetic. Yea!!!!! Finally. Lisa
So happy you like the recipe Lisa!!
I loved blueberries jam with chia seeds. Delicious and simple recipe. Thank you for sharing Mr. Oatmeal. 😘😘🥰🥰🙃🙃🤣🤣.
Hi there Sally and you're very welcome! Glad you enjoyed this simple blueberry jam, thanks for letting me know.
Today i made the blueberrie jam. Thanks for this nice recepie. It is so so yammi. Send greatings from Germany. Moni
Hi there Moni! So happy you find this healthier jam delicious and thanks for giving it a try! Sending back hugs to Germany!
I love plum jam and now, thanks to you, I have a way to make it and it'll be healthier! Thank you for this recipe!
Never thought to make plum jam! Plum is one of my favorite fruit!!!!
Yeah, plum jam is the most common jam here in Croatia, it's just a part of our tradition. Happy jam making!
@@HowToCookSmarter plum jam is hard to find in the US. There is one that I get from Amazon because it's not sold in stores where I live. I am excited that you posted this recipe and can't wait to try it!
@@cherylcrothers2276 So glad you'll be using this recipe for making different fruit jams!
Looks yummy
Thanks Karen!
I love your videos so much. Good food made healthy
Thanks Cindy, I appreciate your feedback!
Love hoe simple and healthy. I will make both recipes. Thx greetings from Los Angeles
Napravila dzem od jagoda sa chia semenkama. Savrsen ukus 😋😋😋
Hej Gordana! Hvala puno na isprobavanju recepta, drago mi je da ti se sviđa. Pozz!
Pomona's Universal Pectin is my favorite thickener for low- to no-sugar jams.
Yum!
Another excellent video by our favorite CZcams ⭐chef. Is it possible to substitute frozen fruit for fresh? Or would the water content be too much? Thank you, Sasha! You deserve all the praise, as your recipes never disappoint. 💖
Thanks so much Lauren, your kind words of support always put smile on my face:) Sure, I think frozen fruit would be just fine, you can add some extra chia seeds or oat slurry anytime...
I think the extra moisture from frozen fruits will evaporate while cooking.
thank you soooo much! I was looking up recipes and all of them had huge amounts of sugar!
i was thinking of this yesterday 😁💙
It's just the season for making a homemade jams, great way to use up any leftover berries...
@@HowToCookSmarter yes 😋.i will try yours thank you 🥰
Yummy 😍
Hey Sasha, l love all your recipes and l wonder if you could make a healthy version of a semolina cake . I thank you in advance . Be blessed
whoohoo brilliant unheard of tips...as i always make to much, to runny jam...xxxxn ps going to check out flat bread vid too as mine resembles and tastes like cardboard...whoohoo thank you
My go to daily is to place blueberries & a strawberry sliced up on my 2 slices of bread to toast (sometimes with 1/4 banana on each slice) and I toast in the toaster oven. When done, just mash the fruit into the toast. No extra sugar or my time of any sort is needed!
you never disappoint us Sashaaaa!!!! The blueberry version with chia seeds looks really good and im going with that cos blackberries r quite expensive and hard to find where i live😋🥰. Thank you always💝
Both of these are just too delicious, so you can't miss if you choose the other version, and other fruits like plums will be just great. Wish you sweet and lovely week Sylvia!
Can I substitute almond flour for oat flour? This jam looks delicious. So happy to find a natural recipe for jams. Thank you!
Looks amazing....any suggestion to avoid the oat and make it starch/grain free?
This looks so good and easy which I love :) Can't wait to try it. Thank you!
Exactly, so easy to make!
Even if you goof and end up with a runny jam, well, that's now a syrup for crepes, pancakes, ice cream, smoothies, etc. Or, carefully cooking it down to a thicker consistency. This does require a time commitment, low heat in a heavy bottomed pan and regular stirring to prevent scorching. It's a somewhat tedious process requiring patience to cook off just the right amount of excess water. Sasha is correct--a wide pan more effectively evaporates liquids than a pot.