How to make fruit jam - easy 2 jam recipes without sugar RAW vegan healthy fit plant based

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Honey adds sweetness with fewer calories.

pectin

💰Cheaper: cornstarch

Cornstarch can thicken the jam but may alter texture.

lemon juice

🥗Healthier: lime juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Vinegar can provide acidity but changes flavor.

fruit

💰Cheaper: frozen fruit

Frozen fruit is often cheaper and available year-round.

Put 2.5 glasses of blueberries into a blender.

Add soaked chia seeds and some water to the blender, being careful not to make the mixture too watery.

Blend everything together.

Transfer the mixture to a bowl and let it sit for about an hour to thicken.

For the second recipe, put soaked dates and some blueberries into the blender.

Blend the mixture until smooth.

Transfer the second mixture to a bowl.

Note that the first recipe has a jelly-like consistency while the second is more jam-like.

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