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The Best Episodes of Holiday Baking Championship

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The search to find the greatest holiday baker begins as amateur bakers enter the kitchen, where they show off their family traditions and superb baking skills. To survive the challenges from week to week, they

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Holiday Baking Championship Season 4 Episode 8 - Runners Up Redemption
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Runners Up Redemption

    S4:E8

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  2. Holiday Baking Championship Season 7 Episode 9 - Sweet Secrets
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #2 - Sweet Secrets

    S7:E9

    Host Jesse Palmer loves both cookies and pies, so he asks the nine bakers to make holiday cookie-topped mini pies. Then, Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Carla Hall judge the pie pandemonium as the competitors celebrate fall with flavor combos such as pumpkin-cider and chestnut-chocolate in double crust, cream pies, slab pies, lattice pies and custard pies.

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  3. Holiday Baking Championship Season 11 Episode 2 - Thanksgiving Family Feast
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #3 - Thanksgiving Family Feast

    S11:E2

    Celebrating the Thanksgiving feast and sitting at the kid's table never felt so special as host Jesse Palmer asks the bakers to make over-the-top Thanksgiving cupcakes for the preheat that are designed to make the adult table jealous. Kids Baking Championship alums and guest judges Matt Azuma and Summer Haque join judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman and Nancy Fuller. Then, the bakers create Thanksgiving pies with 3-D decor elements to bring drama and deliciousness to the feast.

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  4. Holiday Baking Championship Season 11 Episode 3 - Friendsgiving
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #4 - Friendsgiving

    S11:E3

    To highlight Friendsgiving, host Jesse Palmer asks the remaining 10 bakers to create flavor friends desserts designed to make a seasonal flavor pairing shine. Then, the bakers are divided into two teams for the ultimate fall flavor showdown as they take on apple vs. pumpkin desserts in an all-out effort to settle the debate for judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman and Nancy Fuller.

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  5. Holiday Baking Championship Season 11 Episode 5 - Cookie Exchange Party
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #5 - Cookie Exchange Party

    S11:E5

    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.

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  6. Holiday Baking Championship Season 11 Episode 4 - Old Fashioned Christmas Party
    8.1/10(15 votes)

    #6 - Old Fashioned Christmas Party

    S11:E4

    Host Jesse Palmer steps back in time to the Victorian era for an old-fashioned Christmas party. In the preheat, the remaining nine bakers are tasked with making fruitcake-blend desserts with a marinated mix of dried fruit, spices and liquor. Then, the bakers must make Lambeth cakes featuring intricate piping, strong color schemes and an unexpected twist featuring an old-timey ingredient. Judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman and Nancy Fuller decide which baker will be eliminated.

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  7. Holiday Baking Championship Season 4 Episode 1 - Holiday Party Delights
    8.0/10(17 votes)

    #7 - Holiday Party Delights

    S4:E1

    Bakers create eye-catching and tantalizing new holiday treats for seasonal parties; bakers create a dessert with an unusual candy cane flavor; for the main heat, they use a holiday cocktail as sweet inspiration; one unlucky baker goes home.

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  8. Holiday Baking Championship Season 4 Episode 6 - Tradition! Tradition!
    8.0/10(15 votes)

    #8 - Tradition! Tradition!

    S4:E6

    The bakers celebrate two classic holiday traditions: Hanukkah jelly doughnuts and ye olde fruitcake. They must create a dozen doughnuts featuring a challenging flavour combo. Then, they try their best to reinvent fruitcake.

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  9. Holiday Baking Championship Season 4 Episode 7 - Twelve Days Of Christmas
    8.0/10(15 votes)

    #9 - Twelve Days Of Christmas

    S4:E7

    Three bakers grab two last-minute holiday gifts and combine them into one dessert before creating a 12 Days of Christmas dessert. The winning baker walks away with 50,000 dollars and the title of Holiday Baking Champion.

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  10. Holiday Baking Championship Season 9 Episode 2 - Getting Ready for Thanksgiving
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    #10 - Getting Ready for Thanksgiving

    S9:E2

    After a grocery delivery gone wrong, host Jesse Palmer tasks the bakers with creating tasty desserts featuring ingredients used to make Thanksgiving dinner, including carrots, cornbread stuffing mix and sausage. Then, the jolly gingerbread man knows that he could be more than just a cookie -- and it's up to the bakers to make it happen! In the end, judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Carla Hall send one baker heading for the exit.

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  11. Holiday Baking Championship Season 4 Episode 2 - Season Of Sharing
    7.9/10(16 votes)

    #11 - Season Of Sharing

    S4:E2

    In the pre-heat, eight bakers team up to make a dozen hand pies in a festive holiday shape; for the main heat, bakers create a holiday dessert duo inspired by classic holiday flavor combinations.

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  12. Holiday Baking Championship Season 4 Episode 5 - Comfort and Joy
    7.9/10(16 votes)

    #12 - Comfort and Joy

    S4:E5

    The five remaining bakers ignite the holiday spirit with a fiery, pre-heat dessert. While in the main heat, they take a traditional holiday cheese board and turn it into an unusual cheesecake.

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  13. Holiday Baking Championship Season 11 Episode 6 - Office Christmas Party
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Office Christmas Party

    S11:E6

    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.

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  14. Holiday Baking Championship Season 4 Episode 4 - A New Holiday Spin
    7.8/10(17 votes)

    #14 - A New Holiday Spin

    S4:E4

    The six remaining bakers create new takes on traditional holiday baking; inspired by an internet baking meme, for the pre-heat they use yellow cake mix to make anything but cake; in the main heat, bakers must holiday up a non-holiday dessert.

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  15. Holiday Baking Championship Season 6 Episode 5 - Thanksgiving It My All
    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Thanksgiving It My All

    S6:E5

    Jesse Palmer teaches the six bakers a lesson in repurposing holiday gifts in the first round, when they must turn panettone, the classic holiday Italian sweet bread, into an entirely new dessert. Then they're challenged to create a beautifully decorated cupcake mosaic inspired by a pair of holiday pajamas. Judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Lorraine Pascale send one baker packing

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  16. Holiday Baking Championship Season 6 Episode 7 - Gettin' Gifty with It
    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #16 - Gettin' Gifty with It

    S6:E7

    Some of the tastiest treats of Hanukkah are gold-covered chocolate coins, and Jesse Palmer challenges the four remaining bakers to give the classic treat a twist by incorporating candied orange, espresso beans, smoked salt or toasted coconut and create a dessert highlighting their chosen flavor. In the second challenge, the competitors bake up delicious cheesecakes with an assigned crust and decorated with an edible shiny ice rink on top. Judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Lorraine Pascale get serious about which three bakers move on to the finale.

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  17. Holiday Baking Championship Season 8 Episode 6 - Make New Friends, but Keep the Old
    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #17 - Make New Friends, but Keep the Old

    S8:E6

    For the exclusive holiday desserts preheat, the six remaining bakers try to impress judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Carla Hall by making tasty treats for guests with a dietary restriction. In the main heat, host Jesse Palmer challenges the competitors to update an assigned vintage holiday dessert to create a new Christmas delight.

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  18. Holiday Baking Championship Season 9 Episode 1 - First Snow
    7.8/10(14 votes)

    #18 - First Snow

    S9:E1

    Season's greetings! Host Jesse Palmer gets some welcoming inspiration for the first Preheat as he challenges the 12 bakers to create meringue pavlova wreaths in yummy fall flavors. For the Main Heat, Jesse settles a long-standing debate over the best holiday dessert by dividing the kitchen into the pie team and the cake team. The better bake wins immunity for their whole team, and judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Carla Hall send one baker from the losing team home.

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  19. Holiday Baking Championship Season 2 Episode 4 - Thanksgiving's Just Around the Corner
    7.7/10(16 votes)

    #19 - Thanksgiving's Just Around the Corner

    S2:E4

    Seven bakers remain when the challenge is to get creative with Thanksgiving desserts, featuring canned cranberry sauce. Later, harvest ingredients, including sweet potato, pumpkin, apple, pear, pomegranate, carrot and lemon, are showcased in sweet dishes.

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  20. Holiday Baking Championship Season 3 Episode 3 - Thanksgiving Joy
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #20 - Thanksgiving Joy

    S3:E3

    The remaining seven bakers create elegant trifles by combining all of their favorite Thanksgiving desserts into one; the bakers make Thanksgiving impostor cupcakes.

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  21. Holiday Baking Championship Season 3 Episode 7 - Live from the North Pole
    7.7/10(18 votes)

    #21 - Live from the North Pole

    S3:E7

    The final three must make snacks for North Pole characters other than Santa; the bakers must create a North Pole-inspired cake; the winner gets the title Holiday Baking Champion and a $50,000 prize.

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  22. Holiday Baking Championship Season 6 Episode 6 - Trendsetting Turkey day
    7.7/10(14 votes)

    #22 - Trendsetting Turkey day

    S6:E6

    Jesse Palmer challenges the five bakers to create assigned desserts that are inspired by and look like Santa Claus. To secure their place in the final four, the bakers are tasked with creating impressive cakes made to look like another icy North Pole staple: an igloo. Judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Lorraine Pascale decide which bakers move on to the next round and which one goes home.

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  23. Holiday Baking Championship Season 8 Episode 1 - Falling Into Winter
    7.7/10(19 votes)

    #23 - Falling Into Winter

    S8:E1

    The competition kicks off as host Jesse Palmer asks the twelve bakers to embrace the seasonal transition by making fall and winter doughnuts. For the main heat, the competitors combine holiday cheese board staples in creative apple and cheese desserts. A double elimination looms, and judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Carla Hall must send two bakers home for the holidays.

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  24. Holiday Baking Championship Season 9 Episode 7 - Holiday Rush
    7.7/10(11 votes)

    #24 - Holiday Rush

    S9:E7

    The bakers feel the holiday rush as Jesse Palmer sends them through three heated challenges: create ugly sweater cakes, turn store-bought cake into tasty centerpieces and build a snowman croquembouche.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Holiday Baking Championship Season 11 Episode 1 - Holiday Open House
    7.7/10(16 votes)

    #25 - Holiday Open House

    S11:E1

    To kick off, host Jesse Palmer honors the tradition of making tasty treats for family and friends at a holiday open house. In the preheat, Jesse asks the 12 bakers to create holiday cheese ball desserts featuring a type of cheese and either nuts or dried fruit. Then, host gifts are the theme for delicious bites as the bakers create holiday bark inspired desserts that are both inventive and large scale to impress judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman and Nancy Fuller.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Runners Up Redemption" is the best rated episode of "Holiday Baking Championship". It scored 8.6/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/25/2017. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Sweet Secrets".