Two Quick Blueberry Jam Recipes To Be Thrilled About

Two Quick Blueberry Jam Recipes To Be Thrilled About

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Did you think homemade blueberry jam was impossible while on the Clean Program? Guess again. We have these two versions of a blueberry jam that are cleanse friendly and absolutely yummy. Even better is that they’re super fast — and no canning required!

You can keep this in the fridge, and they last as long as opened jars of jam; just don’t leave them outside on the shelf. These blueberry jam recipes have a sweet taste full of antioxidants. If you’re a hardcore canner or have tons of summer fruit left, you can go ahead and follow a traditional canning recipe, no problem.

Try it with other fruit, but blueberry is our favourite!

Plain Blueberry Jam Ingredients

4 cups frozen blueberries

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups coconut nectar crystals

¼ cup water

Directions

Place ingredients into a heavy bottom sauce pot.

Slowly simmer until the blueberries break down and liquid thickens, roughly 30 minutes or so.

Allow to cool before storing in an air-tight mason (canning) jar.

Spiced Blueberry Jam Ingredients

4 cups frozen blueberries

½ cup coconut nectar (liquid)

2 teaspoons cardamom

¼ cup water

1 lemon, zested

Directions

Place ingredients into a heavy bottom sauce pot.



Slowly simmer until the blueberries break down and liquid thickens, roughly 30 minutes or so.

Allow to cool before pouring into an air-tight mason (canning) jar.
Stores in the fridge like normal jars of opened jam; several weeks at least.

Note: Both of these recipes can be made in larger batches and preserved with traditional canning methods. If you’re an avid canner or have a recipe and all the equipment, these recipes will work. You can add pectin if called for and save them for post-cleanse too!

Recipes: Frank Giglio
Photos: Jenny Nelson