Editor's note: The recipe and introductory text below are excerpted from Charlie Trotter and Roxanne Klein's book, Raw.

Ingredients

　　1 cup Chocolate Fudge-Almond

　　1/4 cup filtered water

　　2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon maple syrup

　　1/2 teaspoon freshly ground cinnamon

　　Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk together vigorously. Use immediately, or store in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

　　Reprinted with permission from Raw, by Charlie Trotter and Roxanne Klein. © 2003 Ten Speed Press