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Strawberry Basil Seed Jam

A healthier strawberry jam, ready in 10 minutes.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Calories 22 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 450 gm strawberries quartered
  • 1 tbsp sugar (more or less, depending on taste)
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • tbsp basil seeds

Instructions
 

  • Take strawberries in a sauce pan on medium heat. Add in the lemon juice and sugar. Stir and mash everything together. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring in between.
  • Remove the saucepan from heat and add in the basil seeds and mix well. Let it cool for 15 minutes at room temperature.
  • Pouring the jam into a sterilized jar. Leave it to thicken in the fridge overnight.

Notes

  • 450 gms of strawberry yield one standard jar of jam. This would be nearly 20 servings. The calories are calculated using this approximation.
  • Other berries can be used instead of strawberries. The basil seeds give these jams a grainy texture and as such berries with grainy texture like strawberries and raspberries work well.
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