Strawberry jam is something I don’t regularly eat because most products at the supermarket are full of preservatives, sugars and artificial flavors. However, at this time of the year strawberries are in season here in the Hamptons. Strawberry picking is a typical weekend activity around here. Since there are so many strawberries around I wanted to make a really simple and healthy strawberry jam with very few ingredients.
What’s important to me is figuring out the fastest and most simple way to prepare healthy food from whole, minimally processed ingredients. I love to play around in the kitchen experimenting with different recipes, but not all the time. Fast, easy, and healthy is the name of my kitchen game.
This homemade strawberry jam is as simple as it gets. And this time of year in the Hamptons there are strawberries in abundance.
This recipe literally has 3 ingredients (4 if you count water…but who counts water as an ingredient?).
Ingredients:
- 1 cup strawberries
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1-2 tbsp honey (optional, but it makes it sweeter)
Possible Modifications:
- Add an extra tablespoon of chia seeds to make it thicker.
- Substitute any natural sweetener of choice instead of honey, or use no sweetener at all if you like it tart.
Directions:
- Put strawberries in the food processor
- Add water, chia seeds, and sweetener then pulse a few more times so it’s evenly mixed.
- Let it sit in the refrigerator for a couple of hours so the chia seeds can work their magic.
Yes, I know it’s only 3 steps. It will probably take you no more than 5 minutes start to finish. Your welcome.
I like to put it on sprouted grain toast with almond or peanut butter. SOOO YUMMS!
Enjoy the sweet flavors of summer!
xo,
