I love having a sweet and tart jam around to add to yogurt bowls, rice cakes, a PB&J, or just to snack on. This recipe is simple and much more nutritious than any store bought jam. Try swapping out the traditional Smucker’s for this to decrease the added sugar in your day.
This recipe can be customized by altering the sweeter (honey and maple syrup)! Therefore, if you aren’t ready for a less sweet jam you can still have this less processed version.
More jam recipes to come!!
Tart Cherry Jam
Servings 3
Equipment
- Blender (optional but recommended)
Ingredients
- 20 frozen pitted cherries I prefer Trader Joe's dark sweet pitted cherries
- 2 t chia seeds
- ½-1 t lemon juice
- 1 t honey
- ½ t maple syrup
Instructions
- Microwave cherries for 30 seconds
- Blend cherries in a small blender. If you dont have a blender you can use a fork and knife to mash the cherries.
- Pour blened/mashed cherries into a new dish and add chia seeds, lemon juice, maple syrup, and honey
- Store in an air tight container in the fridge!
Notes
*taste as you go and add more or less honey/maple syrup depending on your preferences.