Chia Fig Jam

I have heard that fresh figs right off the tree are amazing! But, we live in Minnesota so I have never had a true fresh fig right off the tree. They just don’t grow here!

This summer our local Trader Joes had huge crates of fresh figs for sale. Of course, I was so excited to get them home and give them a taste, as close to fresh off the tree as I would find here. 

I got them home and ate a few. They were delicious!

The next day they all seemed to have ripened at once. Yikes! Should I freeze them, can them, cook them down? Nope, I made jam. Just like my grandma used to do with all of her fresh summer fruit! But, I took the super easy route and made them with chia seeds. Chia fig jam, it’s delicious!

Chia Fig Jam

Kate

When you have a lot of figs, don’t freeze them. Make this easy jam instead.

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Course Condiments & Dressings

Cuisine Gluten-Free, Paleo

Equipment

• Potato Masher
• Medium Saucepan
• Ceramic Knives
• Fine Ground Celtic Sea Salt
• Black Chia Seeds
• Raw Honey

Ingredients

  

• 3 cups fresh figs quartered
• ½ cup raw honey
• 2 Tbsp chia seeds
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• Pinch sea salt optional

Instructions

 

• Slice figs into quarters.
  
  
  
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• In a saucepan over medium heat, cook the figs until they become really soft.
• Add in the honey, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt.
  
  
• Mash them with a potato masher until you get the consistency that you want for your jam.
  
  
  
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• Add in the chia seeds and stir.
  
  
• Allow to sit for 5 minutes to allow the seeds to gel.
  
  
• Store in a glass container in the fridge. It will last several weeks.
  
  
  
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Notes

You can find a potato masher here.

Keyword chia fig jam

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Hi, my name is Kate.

I love food. Real food. We eat all of the things that nursing school taught me were bad for you: butter, eggs, bacon, and raw milk.

I am a Nurse, a Mom, and a Real Food loving blogger. Just trying to save the world.

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