No Sugar Added Strawberry Chia Seed Jam

The first recipe video I ever published was a recipe for no sugar added strawberry jam that was sweetened with Splenda.

The editing is uhhhh…amateur lol.

Frustratingly, it was the only recipe video on my channel that every got any views! It didn’t matter how much effort I put into a new recipe video, nothing was ever going to beat that one.

This recipe is an update on that – it uses fresh strawberries plus chia seeds. I still use a sugar-free sweetener such as Splenda (or stevia, or Swerve.) However, you can use regular sugar as well. This is a great way to use up excess strawberries if you end up with too many to eat this summer. It’s also great to use as a topping for cheesecake, or spread out on toast.

No Sugar Added Strawberry Chia Seed Jam

Laura Barajas

An easy strawberry spread that uses chia seeds. You can make this without adding sugar if you use a sugar-free sweetener.

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Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 8

Calories 88 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 2 pounds fresh strawberries
• ½ cup Swerve Confectioners
• ½ cup chia seeds
• 1 cup water

Instructions

 

• Wash the strawberries. Remove the leafy tops then quarter the entire batch.
• Preheat a large skillet on your stove over medium heat. Add the strawberries, then turn to medium-low. Stir while the berries cook until they start to turn color and soften.
• Add the sweetener and water. Continue to cook until the strawberries are so soft that they have started to fall apart and the water has somewhat reduced.
• Use your cooking utensil to mash the berries onto the side of the pan to make sure they’ve broken up into small chunks.
• Stir in the chia seeds then remove the pan from the heat. Stir a bit more then allow to cool. The jam will look darker and have thickened up.

Notes

You can substitute whatever sweetener you like, and of course, add more if it’s not sweet enough for your taste.  I like to make this with Splenda sometimes.

Nutrition

Calories: 88kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 3gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 0.4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gTrans Fat: 0.01gSodium: 4mgPotassium: 217mgFiber: 6gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 19IUVitamin C: 67mgCalcium: 86mgIron: 1mg

Keyword fruit, keto, low-carb, spreads, vegan, vegetarian

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