Blueberry Lavender Jam

Hi there! :) This looks so lovely! Two questions -
1) So the lavender and the lemon zest are left in the jam, yes?
2) I like the texture of jam more when it's "jam-my" haha as opposed to the individual fruit being there. Would a hand held immersion blender be ok to use here while it's on the stove?

PUL Team - May 19, 2025, 5:38 p.m.

Hiya Preethi! Yes, the lavender and lemon zest soften as they cook and stay in the jam to infuse it with flavour. That said, you can pop the lavender into a tea bag if you’d prefer to remove it later. And if you’re after a smoother, “jam-my” texture, using an immersion blender right in the pot should be just fine, just be sure to take out the vanilla pod first (step five) ☺️

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So incredible!

I want to replace vanilla pod with essence. But what will be the conversion?

PUL Team - July 28, 2024, 8:25 p.m.

Hi Shilpi, you can replace one vanilla pod with about 1 to 2 teaspoons of vanilla essence. Adjust to taste though as essence is often more concentrated than fresh vanilla 🤗

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I made this a few days ago and it's been on my mind ever since with 2 glaring questions- where has this been all my life and why has no one told me about it!!

I've just gone and picked several kilos of blueberries at my local farm (Australian summer here 😍) and plan to make a large batch to get me through the year.

In my very small batch I turned this into a chia jam (and we *love* our chia jam, thank you PUL!) however I'm strongly thinking a chia jam will not store long term in a water bathed processed jar.

I'm thinking of doing two batches, one set thick with sugar as the recipe instructs, and one a fair bit runnier/wet to add chia seeds to as we open a jar at a time. Do you think this could work?

I'm also planning on straining a third lot for a cordial syrup, my kiddos and hubby adored the blueberry and lavender ginger fizz, so perfect for summer and I suspect a lovely tea sweetener through winter 😍

PUL Team - Jan. 14, 2024, 3:25 a.m.

Hey there, Shani, oh my gosh what a lovely blueberry harvest! Your plan for the different batches sound fantastic as well, indeed a more liquid version will help so the chia seeds have some liquid to soak up in order to gel. Happy cooking 🤗

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Do you remove he vanilla pods?

PUL Team - Jan. 4, 2024, 1:47 a.m.

Hey Kesha, yes when you're spooning the cooled-off jam into the jars you can remove the vanilla pods 😊

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Made a jar for myself and gave on to my bestie, we both loved it!