{"id":1626,"date":"2015-03-14T04:10:27","date_gmt":"2015-03-14T04:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.roadtolivingwhole.com\/?post_type=recipe&p=1415"},"modified":"2023-01-22T02:30:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T02:30:36","slug":"pectin-free-chia-seed-strawberry-jelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadtolivingwhole.com\/pectin-free-chia-seed-strawberry-jelly\/","title":{"rendered":"Pectin Free Chia Seed Strawberry Jelly"},"content":{"rendered":"

With berries extremely affordable right now, I decided to give making my own jelly a whirl. Today I made my very own pectin free strawberry jelly using chia seeds to gel it up! I have been considering canning my own food for years now and have never gotten up the never to do it. I know I will eventually, I just need a canning expert to come into my life and give me some lessons. (If you are one, or know of one, here in Phoenix, I would LOVE to meet you and them.)<\/p>\n

In doing my research I learned a lot about pectin. Pectin is what makes jelly, well, gel.\u00a0Pectin, in its natural form, gives structure to the fruit and fiber for us. However, commercial pectin for canning requires 55-85% sugar to gel correctly!! Here we were thinking those PB&J’s were semi-healthy options for our kids. On top of the sugar requirements, they are often mixed with corn products. I have a corn allergy and for those who have apple allergies, it is a hidden source of pain. (source<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n

One option for making jelly is to use chia seeds. I love chia seeds for many reasons. They are a great source of fiber, help keep us hydrated (perfect for those hot summer months or long endurance activities), and are a source of ALA’s, one of the 3 types of omega 3 fatty acids. On top of that they give us calcium, magnesium, phosporous, zinc, and B vitamins 1, 2, and 3. \u00a0(source<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n

I decided to use strawberries because we love strawberries and they smelled amazing. The bonus is that 1 cup of strawberries\u00a0give us vitamin C, manganese, folate, iodine, and more. (source<\/span><\/a>) They are also naturally rich in pectin, which makes the consistency easier to attain.<\/p>\n

As always, I love that this recipe is simple and requires minimum ingredients. I used a touch of honey to sweeten up the recipe a little but by no means is required if you have truly ripe strawberries. To make it vegan you can use maple syrup as well.<\/p>\n

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  • 16<\/span> oz<\/span> strawberries<\/span> organic preferrable<\/span><\/li>
  • 1 <\/span> tbsp<\/span> honey<\/span><\/li>
  • 1 <\/span> tbsp<\/span> lemon juice<\/span><\/li>
  • 2<\/span> tbsp<\/span> black chia seeds<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n

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    • Rinse and pat dry strawberries. Cut of the tops, slice in half, and place into a small pot.<\/div><\/li>
    • Add in honey. Swirl around until strawberries are coated.<\/div><\/li>
    • Cook on low heat until warm and strawberries have softened. They will give when you press with a spoon.<\/div><\/li>
    • Turn off heat. Add in lemon juice and chia seeds. Cover and leave for 5 minutes.<\/div><\/li>
    • Pour mixture into food processor and process to desired consistency.<\/div><\/li>
    • Store in glass container in the fridge. This will last about two weeks.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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      Great on toast, on ice cream, in a pb&j and straight from the jar. Get creative!<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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      With berries extremely affordable right now, I decided to give making my own jelly a whirl. Today I made my very own pectin free strawberry jelly using chia seeds to gel it up! I have been considering canning my own food for years now and have never gotten up the never to do it. I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,6,28,7,1590,1,14,15],"tags":[82,172,200,744,296,745,400],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roadtolivingwhole.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1626"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roadtolivingwhole.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roadtolivingwhole.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roadtolivingwhole.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roadtolivingwhole.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1626"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.roadtolivingwhole.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1626\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roadtolivingwhole.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roadtolivingwhole.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roadtolivingwhole.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roadtolivingwhole.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}