"Plums have long been a symbol of Christmas, with plum pudding - also known as Christmas pudding or figgy pudding (which is not a pudding in the American sense, but a dense British fruit cake) - traditionally served at Christmastime. The dish has roots in Medieval English sausages, for which fruits, spices, and fats were added to meats to preserve them. It morphed into a sweet dish in the late 1500s when dried fruit was more abundant and the pudding cloth replaced animal intestine cases."
"Recipe developer Michelle Bottalico found inspiration in traditional Christmas plum pudding when creating a three-ingredient Christmas plum jam that does use actual plums (in their dried form). With only three ingredients, each ingredient counts, and prunes are so sweet that no sugar is needed. Orange pairs well with plums to flavor the jam. With only one ingredient left, sugar and pectin can't fit, so Bottalico uses chia seeds as ingredient number three."
Plums historically symbolized Christmas and plum pudding evolved from Medieval English sausages into a sweet dense fruit cake using dried fruits. The term "plum" historically referred to any dried fruit, including currants, sultanas, and raisins. A three-ingredient jam adapts those flavors using packed prunes, a large orange, water, and chia seeds for thickening. Prunes are soaked in warm water to soften, orange zest and juice add flavor, and chia seeds absorb moisture to create a spreadable consistency. The jam needs no added sugar or pectin, requires no canning, is easy to make, and provides fiber and omega-3s from chia seeds. The jam offers a festive, plum-pudding-inspired spread suitable for holiday serving.
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