Pumpkin Muffins With Chocolate Glaze

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1 cup pumpkin puree (canned solid pumpkin)
• 4 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
• 12 ounces chocolate chips, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 line a 12-muffin tin with paper liners.
• 3 in a saucepan, bring the water to a boil.
• 4 place the cranberries in a medium bowl and cover with the boiling water.
• 5 let sit until plumped, 5 to 10 minutes.
• 6 drain well.
• 7 sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt into a medium mixing bowl.
• 8 in a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, milk, pumpkin, melted butter, and vanilla.
• 9 add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix just until incorporated, being careful not to overmix.
• 10 fold in the drained cranberries.
• 11 divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups.
• 12 bake until golden brown, 22 to 25 minutes.
• 13 remove from the oven and let cool in the tin for 10 minutes.
• 14 in a small saucepan, scald the cream over medium heat.
• 15 place the chopped chocolate in a medium, heat-proof bowl and cover with the cream.
• 16 let sit for 2 minutes, then whisk until smooth.
• 17 spread the warm chocolate glaze onto the muffins.
• 18 splatter both of the melted chocolates onto parchment paper with a fork.
• 19 place in the freezer and freeze until firm, about 5 to 10 minutes.
• 20 break the hardened chocolate"webs" into 6-inch circular shapes.
• 21 place a chocolate"web" on top of each muffin.
• 22 top with a plastic spider.
• 23 makes 12 muffins.