Easy Blueberry Lavender Chia Jam.
Say hello to my new favorite friend on the block: chia jam.
BLUEBERRY LAVENDER whaaaaat?! I can’t even take how much love I have in my heart for this flavor combination. It is out of this world. And guess what? We can make this in a matter of minutes!
I’ve been on a major fresh lavender kick for the last few months. Like MAJOR.
Earlier this year, even before Mother’s Day, when my mom and I first went to scope out the flower scene to see what we would plant, I found a huge potted lavender plant and instantly bought it. I am ALWAYS looking for fresh lavender and while I plant my own every year, I never have enough!
So this was the year. I bought a giant lavender plant and it sits on its own in a pretty little pot and it is thriving. It’s perfect! And smells like heaven. Somehow I have not killed it yet.
This might be short lived.
Now, the thing is that you don’t need fresh lavender for this recipe. I use dried culinary lavender (I always get mine on amazon after once buying perfumed lavender at whole foods and almost choking to death) and mix it into the jam. It’s super potent so you don’t need a TON, but what’s nice is that you can really control the flavor with how much you add.
I’ll be the first to tell you that lavender is not my favorite scent in the universe, but if it’s mixed with something fruity, vanilla or sweet, I freak over it. I think the smell is reminiscent to an ice cream shoppe. Weird, I know.
Another thing! You totally don’t have to cook the blueberries until they are bursting and juicy. I mean, “bursting and juicy” just sounds wonderful when it comes to blueberries, but if you don’t want to do the whole heat thing? No problem.
You can blend them in a food processor with a pinch of water, add the lavender and get nearly the same result once the chia goes in. However, I love cooking them on the stovetop because it almost lends a “roasted” flavor to the jam. AND!!
It reminds me so, so much of my favorite preserves from American Spoon (triple berry conserve!) which made me embarrassingly excited.
I also loved that there were bits of bursting blueberries in the jam, while the rest broke down completely. Tasted a lot more complicated than it was to make.
I always say that I want to get into canning but it just seems like such a nightmare to me. I love that some are so passionate about it and I WISH that I was. But.
Boiling jars and stuff – ugh, I can’t imagine doing it right now, so chia jam is my quick way out. I’ve made it multiple times before using all different fruits, stuffed it inside of bars and even used it in cobblers. It’s SO fast and simple. You can basically use it after about 30 minutes, but I have occasionally used it even sooner.
Annnnnd as I mention every single time I use something with chia, I adore the texture of chia. If you’re not into it, I think you can whip this entire mixture in a food processor once it’s thickened. No biggie.
Then. For the grand finale. Once your chia jam is made, slather some toasted sourdough with mascarpone cheese and then a big old spoonful of the jam.
There.is.nothing.better.
Easy Blueberry Lavender Chia Jam
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
- 1 tablespoon dried culinary lavender
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
Instructions
- Place the blueberries, lavender, water and honey in a saucepan and heat it over medium-low heat. Cook until it’s simmering and the blueberries break down, about 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove it from the heat and let it cool slightly. Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Stir in the chia seeds and let the mixture sit at room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes. Stir once or twice. At this point, you can stick it in the fridge (it will thicken up even more as it sits) or use it as you please! Store it in a sealed container in the fridge for about a week.
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37 Comments on “Easy Blueberry Lavender Chia Jam.”
Putting in my request for a rhubarb chia jam recipe :)
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yum this flavor combo sounds amazing! I love that it is an easy no fuss jam recipe as well!
thanks jenna!
I’ve got a pretty lavender plant right now, too! I’ll get right on this before I kill it. So excited to eat that mascarpone toast.
love it!!
i’ve been meaning to make chia jam for so long now, i don’t know why i haven’t yet!! and i’ve been so obsessed with lavender-scented everything these days, i need to order that culinary lavender asap. pinning this recipe for later, so perfect for summer! :)
thanks so much jordan!
I love making jam, but have never done blueberry! Totally trying this when we go blueberry picking soon!
Paige
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thanks paige!
omgosh I love chia seed and lavender! What a great idea!!
thanks julie!
We had a large plant out front die and I’m really pushing for putting lavender in. It just looks so pretty… plus I can make wonderful desserts with it and this jam… I mean, what a brilliant pairing.
yes yes yes you can!
love chia jam! and this flavor combo sounds so lovely!
thanks macy!
Your blueberry lavender mojitos started my obsession with the blueberry lavender combo and now I can’t get enough of it! 1000% making this this weekend!!!
so glad you like those!!
My philosophy is a basically “lavender in ALL THE THINGS!” This jam looks wonderful!
i am into your philosophy!
This looks really tasty and I have always loved how blueberries and blackberries contrast against cream cheese. My mouth is watering!
Lavender and blueberries! Now that’s a wonderful match… I haven’t yet made jam with chia seeds, keep seeing recipe for it, I must try it
saving this for sure!
quick jam is the way to my heart! I have a fresh batch of local ontario strawberry jam cooling on the counter….and maybe I had a scoop of ice cream before 11am with it…just to make sure it was perfect. my favourite little trick is to throw in some chopper (strawberries) or whole (in this case, blueberries) berries right before taking it off the stove. I love the burst of a bigger piece of whole fruit that hasn’t been completely cooked down.
Just finished a batch, it smelled heavenly while cooking and tastes fantastic! Any idea how you could preserve it for gifts?
This is pretty much everything right now! I can almost smell how good it is! Beautiful pics btw! :)
Blueberry lavender is one of my favorite combinations, especially in ice cream! But in jam? I would have never thought! Great idea! Going to try this sometime. (:
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I want to slather this on EVERYTHING. Endless possibilities! I’m definitely into the jam and mascarpone pairing ;) Your toast photos always make me so happy btw!!
HI! Can you use frozen blueberries? Or would that create too much liquid?
Can you freeze this jam?
I’m thinking I did something wrong… The lavender overpowers everything and 1 hour later that’s all I taste. I got it from a true gourmet food store. It was mixed in with the spices. I’m wondering if it was food grade after all. 😐
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I think I can live on this, absolutely delicious!!!
Such a unique flavor profile!! Yummy!! I had to use up some blueberries and chia seed, and had a bag of culinary lavender sitting around unused for a year~ what better way to use up the goods! Thank you for the recipe!!
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