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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 totals05e01 Halloween Invasion 2019-09-24 01:00
Halloween Invasion
John Henson kicks off the competition by revealing all the skeletons in his family's closet to inspire the eight bakers as they make scary skeleton desserts. The main heat is monster madness as the bakers conjure up monster-under-the-bed creations.
s05e02 Smells Like Halloween Spirit 2019-10-01 01:00
Smells Like Halloween Spirit
In the pre-heat challenge, host John Henson asks the seven bakers to create spine-chilling desserts guided by spirits, such as bourbon and rum. Then they use fresh flavors and colorful decorations to bring old desserts back to life and impress judges Carla Hall, Katie Lee and Zac Young in the Day of the Dead main heat.
s05e03 All Things Weird And Wonderful 2019-10-08 01:00
All Things Weird And Wonderful
Comedian John Henson hosts as the six remaining bakers team up to create desserts that pay tribute to the iconic Addams Family -- scary on the outside and sweet on the inside. During the main heat challenge, the wonderfully creepy family is honored with 'dead velvet' cakes, and judges Carla Hall, Katie Lee and Zac Young determine who's spooky enough to move on to the next round.
s05e04 Creepy And Crusty Creations 2019-10-15 01:00
Creepy And Crusty Creations
Host John Henson's 'mummy' issues inspire the pre-heat challenge of crepe cakes, and judges Carla Hall, Katie Lee and Zac Young decide on the creepiest. In the main heat, the five remaining bakers use classic fall ingredients to create jack-o'-lantern pies that are half scary and half sweet.
s05e05 Gravely Delicious Desserts 2019-10-22 01:00
Gravely Delicious Desserts
John Henson hosts as the remaining four bakers go digging to create terrifyingly tasty grave-robber desserts. Then for the main heat, it's a night at the cemetery as the competitors sculpt marbled tomb cakes to impress judges Carla Hall, Katie Lee and Zac Young to land a spot in the finale.
s05e06 A Haunting We Will Go 2019-10-29 01:00
A Haunting We Will Go
Host John Henson instructs the three remaining bakers to construct a 'Ghostembouche,' or ghostly version of a croquembouche tower. Then they face the final challenge of creating a bleeding zombie cake for judges Carla Hall, Katie Lee and Zac Young. When the bloodbath is over, the survivor is named Halloween Baking Champion!