Homemade Strawberry Chia Seed Jam

Ingredients:

2 cups of strawberries (or blueberries), washed and hulled
2 tbsp chia seed
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp honey
few drops vanilla extract

Procedure:

1. Place the strawberries in a bowl. Using a potato masher, and mash the strawberries until they are a rough puree (kind of chunky).
2. In a medium pot, combine mashed berries, sweetener of choice, and lemon juice. Incorporate chia seeds by sprinkling a layer of seeds over the berry mixture, stirring in, and continuing to add the seeds in this way until they are all incorporated. (Chia seeds gel almost immediately upon hitting liquid–this method keeps the seeds from gelling with each other, creating lumpy jam).
3. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
4. Reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring constantly, for five minutes.
5. Remove from heat and add vanilla extract.
6. Transfer jam to storage containers (Mason jars). Jam thickens as it cools.
7.  Store the jam in the refrigerator for up to two weeks, or the freezer for up to six months.