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Halloween Baking Championship
Food Network Reality Next s12e01 · 2026-09-15
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Making everything from spider cupcakes to mummy macarons, seven of the country's top bakers will compete to create Halloween's spookiest confections on Halloween Baking Championship, premiering Monday, Oct. 5 at 9|8c. To survive this haunted competition, hosted by Richard Blais, contestants must prove their baking abilities and impress judges Ron Ben-Israel, Carla Hall and Sherry Yard. Only one winner will take home the grand prize of $25,000 and earn the title of Halloween Baking Champion.
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6 this season · 73 totals03e01 Filled With Surprises 2017-09-26 01:00
Filled With Surprises
Eight bakers show off their decorating skills by creating Halloween candy-filled cookies; for the main heat, it's oozy fun with sublime slime desserts where bakers can make any treat, but it must be filled with a gooey slime.
s03e02 Bewitching Treats 2017-10-03 01:00
Bewitching Treats
In this pre-heat, the seven bakers must bake up witches' digits - fingers and toes! They must also create a sauce to dip them in. Then, in the main heat, the witch theme goes even further when the bakers are tasked with creating desserts that look like witches, complete with edible brooms.
s03e03 It's All in Your Head 2017-10-10 01:00
It's All in Your Head
Halloween chills require a certain state of mind, and for this pre-heat the bakers must put their 'brains together' in teams to create the most outrageous and delicious brain dessert that they can think up. Next, in the main heat, the bakers must face their fears and create a sweet treat using common fears as inspirations for their desserts.
s03e04 Sweet Screams 2017-10-17 01:00
Sweet Screams
For this pre-heat, the remaining five bakers take a light and sweet dessert - the cream puff - and head to the dark side by creating 'scream puffs.' The main heat is also filled with frights, as the bakers must make scary mask desserts to spook the judges.
s03e05 The Candyman Cometh 2017-10-24 01:00
The Candyman Cometh
In the pre-heat, the four remaining bakers must create desserts that taste like their favorite candy bar. Then, in the main heat, they must face death by chocolate and must create a dessert that combines chocolate with odd ingredients.
s03e06 Extreme Halloween 2017-10-31 01:00
Extreme Halloween
The three remaining bakers must make a glowing edible centerpiece and three different creepy treats for a spooky Halloween party dessert bar. In the final challenge the bakers must create Jack-O-Lantern cakes that light up. Only one winning baker will carve out the title of Halloween Baking Champion and take home the grand $25,000 prize!