I still have a freezer full of blueberries from last summer and I can only make so many pies…  I’ve been experimenting with different ways of doing something with them and it’s been fun.  Last fall I found out the hard way that I am sensitive to dextrose so that ruled out the powder pectins.

Then I found some liquid pectin that had no dextrose – no sugar at all! And I remembered seeing commercials for Truvia, the new sweetener made from the Stevia plant.  It’s been available at the health/whole foods stores for some time. Now the FDA has approved it and it’s moving the the sugar isle.  I found some powder Stevia and some Blue Agave syrup, another plant-based sweetener.  But I still needed a jelling agent to replace the sugar – unflavored tapioca!  And in a pinch, cornstarch.

The results were awesome!  I now have homemade blueberry jam with no sugar and no artificial sweeteners.  I can say with all honesty that this is a jam that is good for you!  You’ve got to love that.