Host Jesse Palmer is turning things on their heads as he challenges the six competitors to work in teams to create jelly doughnut-inspired desserts, a twist on traditional Hanukkah jelly doughnuts. Then, the bakers get creative with the yummiest, gooiest holiday decorated upside-down cakes to satisfy judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Carla Hall.
Host Jesse Palmer asks the five bakers to pull out all the stops and create the most-delicious, over-the-top version of a holiday trifle. Then, the classics continue in the main heat when the competitors make the ultimate Charlotte royale for judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Carla Hall, as well as the king of Christmas -- Santa Claus!
Dressed as a Christmas tree, host Jesse Palmer kicks things off by asking the final four competitors to honor the holiday tree in the form of a beautifully decorated macaron tower. In the Christmas past, present and future main heat, the bakers must feature an assigned icing style in a stunning cake that evokes their assigned time period -- marzipan from the past, buttercream from the present or mirror glaze from the future. In the end, judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Carla Hall will decide the one baker who will be crowned Holiday Baking Champion and walk away $25,000 richer!
Host Jesse Palmer throws a holiday cookie exchange party, and the bakers must create flavor-forward seasonal cookies -- but no decorated sugar cookies or gingerbread allowed! Judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman and Nancy Fuller decide the winner of the preheat in a blind tasting, and the bakers get to vote for their favorite cookie as well! Then, the bakers must rise to the occasion by making holiday cookie cakes that feature two different types of cookies, a minimum of four layers and a flavor twist to help wash it all down.
Grab your favorite ugly Christmas sweater and join host Jesse Palmer for presents, games and tasty holiday challenges. In the preheat, the bakers team up to make ooey-gooey holiday caramel and chocolate desserts. Then, the real party begins as the ice luge arrives, and the bakers make boozy trifles for judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman and Nancy Fuller that feature an assigned liqueur and a twist with a lot of personality.
Four unforgettable kid bakers head to the North Pole to show some appreciation for its wintry residents. While Santa soaks up all the credit during the holidays, the elves, snowmen, gingerbread men and penguins need love too! Hosts Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown challenge the kids to bake up handmade gifts of appreciation for these "North Polers," as they like to be called, and the kid who bakes the best gift will go home with a $10,000 prize package of seasonal baking tools and equipment.
Sunny Anderson takes Bobby Flay on a trip around the world with chefs Gabe Bertaccini, Marcus Samuelsson and Maneet Chauhan. Each round, the acclaimed chefs celebrate ingredients that are commonly found at holiday markets across the globe.
Pastry chef Zac Young and SNL alum Cheri Oteri are the perfect pair to ruin Bobby Flay's night. They recruit pastry powerhouses Joe Murphy and Laura Ochikubo to turn up the heat.
Bobby Flay is up to his ears in distractions courtesy of hosts Jaymee Sire and Andrew Zimmern, while chefs Byron Gomez and Sebastien Salomon tussle over a corny star ingredient.
Bobby Flay takes to the catwalk to try to avoid a loss from Sunny Anderson and Carson Kressley. Chefs Eli Dunn and Kim Mills bring the food and the flair.
In a salute to the famed Diagon Alley, hosts James and Oliver Phelps ask each team to create fifty identical handheld desserts, inspired by one of the many different shops, and feed them to a crowd of eager Harry Potter fans on the actual set. The bakers must present their desserts in a way that highlights an interactive, magical effect. The Potter fans will vote for a winner, while judges Carla Hall and Jozef Youssef decide which team must leave the competition.
Inspired by the legendary Forbidden Forest outside Hogwarts, hosts James and Oliver Phelps challenge the baking teams to create a 3-foot-tall grand showpiece that celebrates the dark arts. Plus, one of the two tasting elements must have at least 10 layers and feature an enchanting effect that appears to defy gravity! Judges Carla Hall and Jozef Youssef are joined by Harry Potter alumna Evanna Lynch.
Santa and Mrs. Claus are enjoying a yuletide seaside vacation, where the mermaids make merry, and the sharks stuff their stockings with care. Hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson invite four seaworthy cookie makers to reveal how sea creatures celebrate the season. The cookie maker who flounders will wash out of the workshop, while one cookie maker will reel in an advantage for the next challenge. Then, it's more festive fun in the sun as the cookie makers build 3D Christmas sandcastles, complete with crushed cookie sand. To give their cookies a taste of the tropics, they'll have to use papaya, mangoes, coconuts or guava. The cookie maker who crafts the jolliest Christmas sandcastle will swell with pride as they win $10,000 and the Golden Ornament.
We all know what goes on the night before Christmas, and now five fantastic cookie makers take hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson behind the scenes at the North Pole by whipping up cookies that reveal what the heroes of Christmas get up to the day after. Then, the cookie makers share a peek at the place where Santa parks his sleigh -- the rooftop! A location with that kind of action better be durable, so they'll have to lay roof tiles in the form of peanut brittle, peppermint bark, honeycomb candy or English toffee. One cookie maker will take home a prize hot enough to melt a hole through the roof -- $10,000 and the title of Christmas Cookie Champion!
Hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson invite four clever cookie makers into the workshop to put their spins on the North Pole's favorite interactive puzzle game, "Where's Santa?" Ree and Eddie bust out their magnifying glasses to find Santa among all the distractions and red herrings on these richly detailed decorated cookies. The cookie maker who hides Santa in plain sight will be finding the exit, while Ree and Eddie will reveal an advantage in the next round for this stealthy challenge winner. For their final challenge, the remaining three cookie makers create delectable 3D cookie displays showing Santa's favorite North Pole spots, like his beloved burger joint. They'll have to include some of Santa's favorite burger toppings in their cookies: bacon, pineapple rings, mustard or cheddar. Whoever creates the most spectacular versions of Santa's stomping grounds will sleighride home with $10,000 and the Golden Ornament.
Inspired by the legendary Forbidden Forest outside Hogwarts, hosts James and Oliver Phelps challenge the baking teams to create a 3-foot-tall grand showpiece that celebrates the dark arts. Plus, one of the two tasting elements must have at least 10 layers and feature an enchanting effect that appears to defy gravity! Judges Carla Hall and Jozef Youssef are joined by Harry Potter alumna Evanna Lynch.
Santa and Mrs. Claus are enjoying a yuletide seaside vacation, where the mermaids make merry, and the sharks stuff their stockings with care. Hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson invite four seaworthy cookie makers to reveal how sea creatures celebrate the season. The cookie maker who flounders will wash out of the workshop, while one cookie maker will reel in an advantage for the next challenge. Then, it's more festive fun in the sun as the cookie makers build 3D Christmas sandcastles, complete with crushed cookie sand. To give their cookies a taste of the tropics, they'll have to use papaya, mangoes, coconuts or guava. The cookie maker who crafts the jolliest Christmas sandcastle will swell with pride as they win $10,000 and the Golden Ornament.
We all know what goes on the night before Christmas, and now five fantastic cookie makers take hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson behind the scenes at the North Pole by whipping up cookies that reveal what the heroes of Christmas get up to the day after. Then, the cookie makers share a peek at the place where Santa parks his sleigh -- the rooftop! A location with that kind of action better be durable, so they'll have to lay roof tiles in the form of peanut brittle, peppermint bark, honeycomb candy or English toffee. One cookie maker will take home a prize hot enough to melt a hole through the roof -- $10,000 and the title of Christmas Cookie Champion!
Hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson invite four clever cookie makers into the workshop to put their spins on the North Pole's favorite interactive puzzle game, "Where's Santa?" Ree and Eddie bust out their magnifying glasses to find Santa among all the distractions and red herrings on these richly detailed decorated cookies. The cookie maker who hides Santa in plain sight will be finding the exit, while Ree and Eddie will reveal an advantage in the next round for this stealthy challenge winner. For their final challenge, the remaining three cookie makers create delectable 3D cookie displays showing Santa's favorite North Pole spots, like his beloved burger joint. They'll have to include some of Santa's favorite burger toppings in their cookies: bacon, pineapple rings, mustard or cheddar. Whoever creates the most spectacular versions of Santa's stomping grounds will sleighride home with $10,000 and the Golden Ornament.
Santa's recruiting new animals for his team, and it's up to five of the best cookie makers around to come up with the candidates! After hosts Ree Drummond and Eddie Jackson select which reindeer replacements will make the squad, it's time for fun with a frosty friend as the cookiers craft one-of-a-kind 3-D snowmen. To infuse their cookie snowmen with a chilly flavor, the competitors incorporate frozen fruits like blueberry, strawberry, raspberry and blackberry. With $10,000 on the line, only one can be "Best in Snow."
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