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Alkaline jam: 3 easy recipes without sugar

Blueberry-date, berry-chia and fig-banana: three alkaline jams without refined sugar โ€“ with scalable recipe cards.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Updated October 2026โฑ๏ธ approx. 5 min readโœ๏ธ Zollhaus team, Erzgebirge
๐ŸšซNo refined sugar
๐Ÿซ™3 recipes
โฑ๏ธCooked in 10 minutes
โ„๏ธ1โ€“2 weeks in the fridge
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Why classic jam isnโ€™t alkaline

Classic jam is often up to half refined sugar โ€“ for sweetness, setting and shelf life. But sugar is off-limits (food list).

These recipes come from Pamela Reifโ€™s app โ€“ we checked they are alkaline-compliant (recipe 3 slightly adapted). They keep for a shorter time once opened.

The three recipes

  • Blueberry-date jam
  • Berry-chia jam with lemon
  • Fig-banana jam with nuts, ginger and cinnamon
Recipe 1

Blueberry-date jam

Just two ingredients โ€“ dates add sweetness.

Cooking: approx. 10 minKeeps: 7โ€“10 days

Ingredients

1jar(s)
  • 200 gfrozen blueberries
  • 100 gdates, finely chopped

Method (tap a step when done)

  1. Simmer blueberries and dates about 10 minutes โ€“ longer for a thicker jam.
  2. Fill hot into warm jars or enjoy right away.
  3. Keeps 7โ€“10 days in the fridge once opened.
Recipe 2

Berry-chia jam with lemon

Chia seeds set the jam โ€“ more in nuts & seeds.

Prep: approx. 10 minKeeps: 1โ€“2 weeks

Ingredients

1jar(s)
  • 300 gberries (fresh or frozen)
  • 3โ€“4 tspchia seeds (or mix with psyllium, at least half chia)
  • somelemon juice
  • optionalcoconut sugar, maple or agave syrup, apple syrup

Method (tap a step when done)

  1. Heat the berries until mushy.
  2. Stir in chia and lemon juice; sweeten to taste.
  3. Fill into jars โ€“ keeps 1โ€“2 weeks once opened.
Recipe 3

Fig-banana jam with nuts, ginger and cinnamon

Sophisticated and exotic โ€“ for alkaline fasting we use almonds instead of pecans.

Cooking: approx. 15 minGift tip: yes!

Ingredients

1batch(es)
  • 350 gfigs
  • 60 galmonds (instead of pecans)
  • 120 gbanana
  • 1โ€“2 slicesginger
  • 0.25 tspcinnamon
  • 20 mlwater
  • a littlecoconut oil, a pinch of salt

Method (tap a step when done)

  1. Chop figs and nuts.
  2. Slice the banana and fry in coconut oil until lightly caramelised.
  3. Add figs, ginger, cinnamon and water; simmer 10 minutes on low heat.
  4. Meanwhile toast the nuts without oil and salt lightly.
  5. Remove ginger, stir in nuts and fill into hot jars. Seal immediately.
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FAQ about alkaline jam

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Why is normal jam off-limits?

Itโ€™s often half refined sugar.

How long does it keep?

7โ€“10 days or 1โ€“2 weeks in the fridge once opened.

How does it set without sugar?

Chia binds; dates and figs add sweetness and body.

Which nuts for recipe 3?

Almonds instead of pecans.

Conclusion

Sweet without sugar

With dates, chia and figs jam works the alkaline way.

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