
For every 90s kid, jam has always been a school tiffin saviour to beat the hunger. The bright, aromatic, and colourful timeless staple was never a matter of glory or sophistication, but was always cherished as a sweet little treat when there was nothing else to sweeten the taste buds. Today, it has grown into an exotic topping. From classic breakfast spreads to creative uses in desserts, glazes, and bakes, today jam adds a balance of sweetness and fruitiness with minimal effort. Here are a few easy and delicious ways of adding fruit jam to daily breakfast.

This is the classic way of enjoying jam, where you take a plain toast, apply butter, nut butter, or cream cheese along with your favourite fruit jam and enjoy.

This is the fusion of paratha and jam, where you spread jam on a warm plain or ajwain namak paratha, roll it up, and enjoy. The blend of sweetness of jam and saltiness of paratha makes a hit.

To make this breakfast dish, stir in a spoon of jam into thick curd or Greek yogurt for the flavour bomb. Add nuts and seeds and enjoy.

To make this, all you need to do is, add a dollop of jam between pancake layers or swirl it into the batter before cooking in place of sugar and enjoy the blast of flavours and colours.

For this delight, all you need to do is, mix jam into hot oatmeal along with nuts and seeds for a comforting start to the day. Give it a try.

This is an interesting breakfast dessert, and to make it crumble some tea cake in a mason jar, add a thick layer of jam and then custard. Repeat the layering and top it with some more jam and enjoy.

This is for those who love extra sweetness for breakfast. Simply spread jam over plain crepes for a sweet breakfast twist. It is often loved by kids.

To make this, blend a spoonful of jam into milk or fruit smoothies for extra sweetness and fruity notes and enjoy it with a topping of fresh cut fruits and some more jam.