Sugar free Blueberry Jam. My sugar-free blueberry chia seed jam recipe has no added sugar and uses chia seeds for their gelling ability and thickening power instead of excess sugar or added pectin. To make this sugar-free blueberry jam and keep carbs low, cook the blueberries until they soften and burst. Blueberry jam - no sugar, no pectin 😋 An ancient legend.

You just have to use low enough heat not to burn your jam. Actually, I have used high heat in some of my experiments, and the jam was fine. I just had to mix it carefully all the time. You can cook Sugar free Blueberry Jam using 4 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Sugar free Blueberry Jam

Prepare 8 cups of ripen blueberries.
Prepare 5 Tsp of chia seeds.
You need 1/2 cup of water.
It's 2 tsp of vanilla extract.

However, if you want to play it safe, use medium or even low. This low sugar blueberry jam recipe uses no store bought pectin and might just be the best jam I've ever inhaled tasted. Resources for Low Sugar Strawberry Jam without Pectin. Our FREE Jam & Jelly Troubleshooting Guide- how to test if your jam has reached the setting or gelled point before.

Sugar free Blueberry Jam instructions

In a larger pot, cook blueberries down with half cup of water. It takes about 20 minutes. In the meantime, blend 5 Tap of chia seeds and dissolve the powder in a few Tsp of cold water. Stir into the pot and whisk to mix well..
Carefully scoop up the pulps and blend them in batches in a blender. Dump them back to the pot and simmer for another 30 minutes to reach desired consistence..

Or add the optional pure maple syrup for a sweeter, more traditional jam that's still refined sugar-free. Fortunately blueberries are super cheap right now. For half the price of one of those fancy-schmancy minuscule little jars of imported jam, I could buy pints of blueberries. But this jam is so seriously simple ANYONE can make it. And on top of that, it is refined sugar, pectin and preservative free.