Cinnamon Free Blueberry Honey Jam

Bright, jammy, and deeply fruity, this blueberry honey jam is the kind of thing you'll want to spread on absolutely everything — toast, yogurt, biscuits, a spoon. Store-bought jams and preserves can be surprisingly tricky when you're avoiding certain spices, since warming blends and "natural flavors" sometimes sneak into the ingredient list without much fanfare. Here, you know exactly what's in the jar: fresh or frozen blueberries, honey, lemon juice and zest, a pinch of sea salt, and an arrowroot slurry to bring it all together into a glossy, spoonable set. The honey adds a floral sweetness that plays beautifully off the tart lemon, and the blueberries do most of the heavy lifting on flavor all on their own. Arrowroot is a clever thickener here — it gives the jam a clear, jewel-like finish rather than the cloudy look you sometimes get with other starches, and the technique of pulling it off the heat quickly keeps the texture just right. The whole process is straightforward stovetop cooking, and you end up with a jar of something that tastes genuinely homemade in the best possible way.

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