Halloween Baking Championship

Halloween Baking Championship73%

TV 2015-10-05 43m Family Reality
★ 7.8 / 10 · 13 votes
Ratings
Combined
72.6 %
3 sources
IMDb
7.6 /10
651 votes
Trakt
66 %
95 votes
TMDB
78 %
13 votes

The country's top bakers battle it out to create Halloween's spookiest and most-irresistible treats. From spider cupcakes, cheesecake coffins and witch finger cookies to towering confections of terror, these bakers must prove their skills to the judges to land the $25,000 prize and the title of Halloween Baking Champion!

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Status
Returning Series
Runtime
43m
Seasons
12
Episodes
73
Network
Food Network
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Links
IMDb, TVDB, Wikidata
Cast
Carla Hall Carla Hall Self - Host Zac Young Zac Young Self - Judge John Henson John Henson Self - Host Stephanie Boswell Stephanie Boswell Self - Judge Lorraine Pascale Lorraine Pascale Self - Judge Katie Lee Biegel Katie Lee Biegel Self - Judge Jeff Dunham Jeff Dunham Self - Host Damiano Carrara Damiano Carrara Self - Judge Sandra Lee Sandra Lee Self - Judge Richard Blais Richard Blais Self - Host Ron Ben-Israel Ron Ben-Israel Self - Judge Sherry Yard Sherry Yard Self - Judge
Next episode Monday, September 14, 2026
Season 1 2015 · 4 eps
  1. 1 Trick or Treats The Halloween Baking Championship has come alive and seven of the country's best bakers compete in the sweetest trick or treat challenge. In the first challenge, the bakers battle… Oct 5, 2015 43m
  2. 2 Monster Mashups Down to six bakers and it's time for a big, bad, monster mash. The bakers spook the judges with their sculpted scary treats and then mash up flavors and themes to create devilishl… Oct 12, 2015 43m
  3. 3 Field of Screams Five bakers remain, and the creepy, dangerous donuts they whip up in the first challenge are a sight to be seen. Then, for the main challenge, the bakers dig even deeper into thei… Oct 19, 2015 43m
  4. 4 Haunted House Party The final four bakers take on a haunted house cake battle for the title of Halloween Baking Champion and the $50,000 grand prize! Oct 26, 2015 43m
Season 2 2016 · 5 eps
  1. 1 Monsters, Monsters, Monsters Nothing says Halloween more than scary monsters, and in the pre-heat, the seven bakers must create creepy bite-sized monster treats. For the main heat, zombies attack as the baker… Oct 3, 2016 43m
  2. 2 Cravings from the Grave For the pre-heat, mummy's the word as the six remaining bakers are asked to make a Halloween mummy dessert using pre-made pie dough. Next, the bakers must create a candy-stuffed, … Oct 10, 2016 43m
  3. 3 Haunted Circus Things are only getting spookier with just five bakers left in the competition, who must head to the haunted circus for the pre-heat and create a dozen scary clown cake pops. Then… Oct 17, 2016 43m
  4. 4 Spirits Rising The four remaining bakers connect with the other side, baking up a tomb dessert for the pre-heat. Next, the bakers make a dessert inspired by the colorful artistry and spirit of M… Oct 24, 2016 43m
  5. 5 Ginger Dead House In the final pre-heat, the three remaining bakers must fill a haunted tree with decorated Halloween cookies. For the grand finale, the bakers have just six hours to construct a sp… Oct 31, 2016 43m
Season 3 2017 · 6 eps
  1. 1 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 tr… Sep 25, 2017 43m
  2. 2 Bewitching Treats Seven remaining bakers must make witches' fingers and toes and create a sauce to dip them in; the witch theme goes a step further in the main heat when the bakers must create dess… Oct 2, 2017 43m
  3. 3 It's All In Your Head Bakers work in teams and put their minds together to create the most outrageous and delicious left brain/right brain desserts; in the main heat, the bakers face their fears by usi… Oct 9, 2017 43m
  4. 4 Sweet Screams Five remaining bakers take a light, sweet and utterly harmless dessert and head to the dark side; it's a main heat filled with frights as the bakers make scary mask desserts to sp… Oct 16, 2017 43m
  5. 5 The Candyman Cometh Four remaining bakers attempt to make desserts that taste like their favorite candy bars; bakers face death by chocolate and must create a dessert that combines chocolate with odd… Oct 23, 2017 43m
  6. 6 Extreme Halloween Oct 30, 2017
Season 4 2018 · 6 eps
  1. 1 Hidden Halloween Horrors The competition begins with a deliciously difficult pre-heat as the eight Halloween bakers weave spider web desserts with creatures trapped inside. In the main heat, wily witch hu… Sep 24, 2018 43m
  2. 2 Fall Forward Desserts In the Silence of the Yams pre-heat challenge, bakers make yam desserts that evoke classic scary movie cliches from chainsaws and hockey masks to bloody knives and creepy dolls. I… Oct 1, 2018 43m
  3. 3 Monster Mania A monster has ransacked the kitchen and is on the loose! The bakers work together in the pre-heat challenge to create a 3-D suspect sketch out of pate a choux to help track him do… Oct 8, 2018 43m
  4. 4 Hallowedding It's bridal season for Halloween lovers and since bridal showers often have petit fours, the bakers are creating "petit horrors" in the pre-heat challenge. In the main heat, it's … Oct 15, 2018 43m
  5. 5 Circus of Dread A group of talented bakers enter the fortune-telling tent at the Circus of Dread in the pre-heat challenge. The competitors are tasked with creating tarot card desserts featuring … Oct 22, 2018 43m
  6. 6 Cranium Epicurean Inspired by a skull man, the bakers enter the graveyard to bring skull desserts to life in the pre-heat; for the main heat, the bakers must create a nightmare cake based on common… Oct 29, 2018 43m
Season 5 2019 · 6 eps
  1. 1 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 mons… Sep 23, 2019 43m
  2. 2 Smells Like Halloween Spirit In the pre-heat challenge, the seven bakers create spine-chilling desserts guided by spirits, such as bourbon and rum. Then they use fresh flavors and colorful decorations to brin… Sep 30, 2019 43m
  3. 3 All Things Weird and Wonderful 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, t… Oct 7, 2019 43m
  4. 4 Creepy and Crusty Creations Host John Henson's "mummy" issues inspire the pre-heat challenge of crepe cakes. In the main heat, the five remaining bakers use classic fall ingredients to create jack-o'-lantern… Oct 14, 2019 43m
  5. 5 Gravely Delicious Desserts 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 tom… Oct 21, 2019 43m
  6. 6 A Haunting We Will Go The three remaining bakers construct a “Ghostembouche,” or ghostly version of a croquembouche tower. Then they face the final challenge of creating a bleeding zombie cake. When th… Oct 28, 2019 43m
Season 6 2020 · 7 eps
  1. 1 House of Haunts As their nightmare begins in the grand foyer, host Carla Hall encourages the 10 competitors to reveal their deepest fears by baking haunted house cakes. Then, the bakers compete i… Sep 14, 2020 43m
  2. 2 Sweet Illusions Host Carla Hall meets the nine remaining competitors on the frightening front porch, haunted by eternally disappointed trick or treaters. The bakers are challenged to create Hallo… Sep 21, 2020 43m
  3. 3 Bloody Good Smorgasbord Descending into a spooky cellar is enough to make any baker's blood run cold, and blood is always on the menu for a vampire party. Host Carla Hall asks the eight remaining bakers … Sep 28, 2020 43m
  4. 4 Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down The seven remaining bakers continue their journey through the haunted house to the creepy nursery. Host Carla Hall challenges the competitors to bake 3-D demon doll cakes with a d… Oct 5, 2020 43m
  5. 5 The Devil Made Me Do It In the devil's den, host Carla Hall challenges the six remaining bakers to conjure up a devilish dessert using unusual ingredients, such as sauerkraut, beets, tamarind paste and c… Oct 12, 2020 43m
  6. 6 The Costume Ball Host Carla Hall invites the five remaining bakers to a party in the haunted ballroom. For a spot in the finale, the competitors must create impressive costume cakes that will dazz… Oct 19, 2020 43m
  7. 7 The Doctor Will See You Now The final four bakers reach the last leg of their haunted house journey in the mad doctor's surgical room, where they face off to make severed limb cakes. Then, host Carla Hall ch… Oct 26, 2020 43m
Season 7 2021 · 7 eps
  1. 1 Welcome To Camp Devil's Food Lake John Henson hosts as 10 bakers pay tribute to 1980s classic slasher movies at Camp Devil's Food Lake. The competitors tackle "cereal killer" pies and mega cakes to impress judges … Sep 13, 2021 43m
  2. 2 Back from the Dead Host John Henson welcomes some unexpected visitors at Camp Devil’s Food Lake to shake up the competition for the remaining eight bakers. Then, it's all about teamwork making the s… Sep 20, 2021 43m
  3. 3 Bat in Black The competition is only getting tougher at Camp Devil's Food Lake as host John Henson challenges the bakers to make creepy cupcakes and a British classic that is completely batty.… Sep 27, 2021 43m
  4. 4 Don't B-Negative Host John Henson asks the seven remaining bakers to work their fingers to the bone reimagining a classic dessert. Then, the competitors tackle a trending cake design that must lea… Oct 4, 2021 43m
  5. 5 Dance Your Life Away It's prom night at Camp Devil's Food Lake, and host John Henson puts the six remaining bakers in charge of the party snacks. As they learn more about the serial killer, a tsunami … Oct 11, 2021 43m
  6. 6 Peek-a-BOO Five talented bakers have survived the Camp Devil's Food Lake killer, and host John Henson challenges them to make patterned roll cakes and frightening fault line cakes. The compe… Oct 18, 2021 43m
  7. 7 Finale: The Killer Is ... The four finalists face their fears when host John Henson challenges them to bake using a hated ingredient. The bakers must be brave, though, because the camp serial killer and ju… Oct 25, 2021 43m
Season 8 2022 · 8 eps
  1. 1 Welcome To Hotel Henson No body part is safe when host John Henson welcomes 12 Halloween hopefuls to check into Hotel Henson and asks them to do a little detective baking by creating faces out of pie. Th… Sep 12, 2022 84m
  2. 2 Croquem-boots Host John Henson's best friend, Puss in Boots, checks into Hotel Henson for three cat-tastic challenges. First, the bakers will honor Puss by turning a croquembouche into "croquem… Sep 19, 2022
  3. 3 Maze Madness John Henson asks the bakers to update the hotel's signature hedge maze by teaming up for a supersized challenge of hauntingly delicious maze cakes. If judges Carla Hall, Zac Young… Sep 26, 2022
  4. 4 Spoiled Rotten By Axe-ident The bakers face decay when host John Henson challenges them to make moldy desserts that incorporate fermented ingredients. Then, judges Carla Hall, Zac Young and Stephanie Boswell… Oct 3, 2022
  5. 5 FlamBakers And Open Wounds John Henson turns up the heat when he asks the seven remaining bakers to set their desserts on fire by reinventing ​flambé classics. Then, the bakers have judges Stephanie Bowell,… Oct 10, 2022
  6. 6 Eyes On The Prize John Henson turns the bakers' worlds upside down when he challenges them to make upside-down cakes without pineapple. Then, judges Carla Hall, Zac Young and Stephanie Boswell are … Oct 17, 2022
  7. 7 We've Got Spirit Bottom's up as John Henson asks the remaining five bakers to create lighting in a bottle by baking desserts based on classic cocktails. Then, the bakers must face their fears by f… Oct 24, 2022
  8. 8 Cheers To The Newlydeads For their final night, John Henson asks the bakers to create sweet and savory grazing boards in honor of a dearly departed couple; Carla Hall, Stephanie Boswell and Zac Young judg… Oct 31, 2022
Season 9 2023 · 8 eps
  1. 1 Welcome To Henson & Sons Carnival Host John Henson welcomes a dozen bakers to the Henson & Sons Carnival, where they're ready for the ride of their lives. First, they must layer a "tarot-misu" depicting the carniv… Sep 11, 2023 83m
  2. 2 Do-nut Ride This Carousel Do-nut try to steal John Henson's dream job, or things might get bloody. The remaining bakers make bloody filled doughnuts to commemorate an unfortunate accident. Then it's a joyf… Sep 18, 2023 83m
  3. 3 Pavlovas and Alien Oddities Things heat up when John Henson tells the tale of an Australian fire eater before asking the bakers to create charred and flambéed pavlovas. Then, a missing family member returns … Sep 25, 2023 42m
  4. 4 The Fantastic Fondante and Funhouse Hall of Mirrors John Henson tells the story of the ghost in the funhouse hall of mirrors as inspiration for the bakers' Bloody Mary bar desserts. Then, the magician known as the Fantastic Fondant… Oct 2, 2023 42m
  5. 5 Heads Will Roll The bakers dig deep to make buried alive trifles honoring the carnival's escape artist who went to an early grave. Then, John Henson shows the bakers the carnival's wind chimes, w… Oct 9, 2023 42m
  6. 6 Sword Swallow Your Pride The bakers make desserts designed to melt after hearing John Henson's torrid tale of one of the carnival's most enthralling sideshow attractions, the Human Ice Pop! Then, a miscom… Oct 16, 2023 42m
  7. 7 A Smashing Good Time John Henson challenges the remaining bakers to create torta della nonnas that honor the matriarch of the Henson & Sons Carnival, the Tattooed Woman. Then, a mysterious swap smashe… Oct 23, 2023 42m
  8. 8 Step Fright Up As John Henson lays a dead flower to commemorate the lost souls at Henson & Sons Carnival, he asks the finalists to make flourless desserts. Then, the bakers create cakescapes dep… Oct 30, 2023 42m
Season 10 2024 · 7 eps
  1. 1 Laboratory Story Ten bakers explore the Chemistry Laboratory at Henson Labs, where the safety rating is negative 35. Lately, the spirits who haunt the lab have been demolishing all the beakers and… Sep 16, 2024 84m
  2. 2 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice John Henson has a problem in the haunted Paranormal Research Lab, and he's hoping to summon the spirit of Beetlejuice to help broker a deal with the other spirits. To butter up th… Sep 23, 2024 84m
  3. 3 Mad Mutations and Transformations Things keep turning into other things in the Research and Development Lab, and it's disturbingly delicious. John Henson pairs up the bakers into research teams, and they use exoti… Sep 30, 2024 84m
  4. 4 Rotten and Forgotten Desserts Oh no! An ancient mummy is haunting the Fermentation Lab, munching on umami-filled ingredients like stinky cheese. This gives John Henson the idea for "umummy" desserts, and he ta… Oct 7, 2024 42m
  5. 5 Wizard of Labs To celebrate 85 years of the wonderful Wizard of Oz, John Henson is in the lab's atmospheric chamber measuring the velocity of tornado desserts so that the bakers can honor Doroth… Oct 14, 2024 42m
  6. 6 Otherworldly Treats John Henson catches a spirit doing some imaging in the X-ray room! The films the spirits have been taking of themselves are monstrous, and John wants the bakers to use these X-ray… Oct 21, 2024 42m
  7. 7 The Past Comes Back to Haunt You The final bakers take on two very difficult challenges inspired by the past -- all leading up to a time-traveling monster mash! In the Dissection Lab, John Henson works on some gr… Oct 28, 2024 42m
Season 11 2025 · 7 eps
  1. 1 For Doom the Bell Tolls In this bloody terrifying premiere, host John Henson welcomes 10 bakers to the worst vacation rental of all time, a haunted mansion, with a gift basket of fruit ... that is drippi… Sep 15, 2025 84m
  2. 2 This Bold House Host John Henson discovers a dead body in the refrigerator, and he turns out to be an organ donor. The bakers make organ donation desserts to honor the deceased, and one baker win… Sep 22, 2025 84m
  3. 3 Engrossed with Ghosts Host John Henson has a close encounter with a ghost that inspires ghostly transformation desserts, and one supernatural sweet scares up $1,000 after impressing judges Carla Hall, … Sep 29, 2025 84m
  4. 4 Messages From Beyond Evil spirits are leaving creepy notes all over the manor, so host John Henson asks the bakers to channel the haunting energy of the entities by creating cryptic message desserts t… Oct 6, 2025 43m
  5. 5 Flawed Anatomy A twisted tale of two souls unfolds as the bakers confront their most chilling challenge yet. The grotesque takes center stage in a nightmarish test of skill when host John Henson… Oct 13, 2025 43m
  6. 6 It All Begins with Us Welcome to Derry ... if you dare. The remaining bakers are one step from the finale, but first, they must survive a terrifying trip to the semifinals, guided by the ultimate horro… Oct 20, 2025 42m
  7. 7 Happy Haunting Grounds It all comes down to this -- the season finale! Inspired by the eerie exterior of the mansion, host John Henson asks the final four bakers to make haunted grounds desserts that wi… Oct 27, 2025 43m
Season 12 Airing 2026 · 2 eps
  1. 1 The Museum of Unnatural History John Henson asks 10 bakers to make nutty desserts expressing spooky Halloween memories. Judges Stephanie Boswell, Aarti Sequeira, and Zac Young pick the winner of $1,000, and the … Sep 14, 2026
  2. 2 Into the Wild John Henson challenges the nine bakers to create reanimated taxidermy desserts to win $1,000. The bottom six bakers must create possessed pest desserts inspired by a demonic insec… Sep 21, 2026
Specials 2016 · 9 eps
  1. 1 Kids Halloween Baking Championship Oct 5, 2016
  2. 2 Extra Sweet: Behind the Scenes Sep 23, 2019
  3. 3 Extra Sweet: Day of the Dead Sep 30, 2019
  4. 4 Extra Sweet: Costume Magic Oct 7, 2019
  5. 5 Extra Sweet: All Things Culinary Oct 14, 2019
  6. 6 Extra Sweet: Life on Set Oct 21, 2019
  7. 7 Extra Sweet: Best of Season 5 Oct 28, 2019
  8. 8 Best of Halloween Baking Championship Oct 1, 2018
  9. 9 All Star Halloween Spectacular Oct 8, 2016
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