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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 Worst Episode
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    Holiday Baking Championship Season 5 Episode 9 - Christmas In July
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Christmas In July

    S5:E9

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  2. Holiday Baking Championship Season 6 Episode 10 - Christmas Day Delights
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Christmas Day Delights

    S6:E10

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  3. Holiday Baking Championship Season 12 Episode 4 - Pies and Shine
    2.8/10(35 votes)

    #3 - Pies and Shine

    S12:E4

    Host Jesse Palmer challenges the nine remaining bakers to make seasonal holiday pies with no repeated flavors among their own team. In a surprise bit of strategy, each team must select only their best two pies for tasting by judges Duff Goldman, Nancy Fuller, and Kardea Brown. To make the decision, the bakers taste their team's pies on their own. Feathers might get a little ruffled, but it's for the team! In the end, a baker from the losing team is eliminated.

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  4. Holiday Baking Championship Season 12 Episode 5 - Snowed In Sweets
    3.8/10(16 votes)

    #4 - Snowed In Sweets

    S12:E5

    Host Jesse Palmer asks the remaining eight bakers to make desserts representing snow-day activities like cutting out snowflakes, sledding, or snowshoeing. Plus, since the holidays are all about giving, Jesse offers the most recent winning team a difficult choice between two nice or naughty gifts -- a 15-minute head start or stealing a baker from the other team! Judges Duff Goldman, Nancy Fuller, and Kardea Brown decide which baker from the losing team is eliminated.

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  5. Holiday Baking Championship Season 12 Episode 2 - Holiday Cheer
    4.1/10(27 votes)

    #5 - Holiday Cheer

    S12:E2

    Host Jesse Palmer asks the Naughty Team to make holiday cocktail desserts and the Nice Team to make mocktail desserts using assigned libations like boozy Hot Buttered Rum or non-alcoholic Pumpkin Eggnog for inspiration. Then, the bakers must create meringue-based desserts that obviously appear as either cheerful vs. cheeky to impress judges Duff Goldman, Nancy Fuller, and Kardea Brown.

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  6. Holiday Baking Championship Season 12 Episode 3 - Crafting Holiday Magic
    4.4/10(19 votes)

    #6 - Crafting Holiday Magic

    S12:E3

    Host Jesse Palmer asks the teams to create over-the-top holiday wreath desserts, and they cannot repeat desserts within their team. Also, there's only one challenge this time, and the team who won the previous challenge gets to pick a naughty or nice advantage -- either take away the other team's stand mixers or get an exclusive basket of decorating items. In the end, judges Duff Goldman, Nancy Fuller, and Kardea Brown decide which baker goes home.

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  7. Holiday Baking Championship Season 12 Episode 1 - Welcome to the Holiday Village
    4.6/10(29 votes)

    #7 - Welcome to the Holiday Village

    S12:E1

    Host Jesse Palmer welcomes 12 amazing bakers to the gorgeous holiday village, where the bakers are divided into the Nice Team and the Naughty Team. In each bake, there will be a top dessert from each team, and the best overall dessert wins for their team. In elimination challenges, the winning team is safe from elimination, and the losing team loses a baker. For the first preheat challenge, the Nice Team makes warm and toasty desserts, while the Naughty Team makes chill and frosty treats. Then, Jesse asks each team to create an edible holiday village that includes a dessert from every baker. Judges Duff Goldman, Nancy Fuller, and Kardea Brown decide which baker from the losing team will be eliminated.

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  8. Holiday Baking Championship Season 12 Episode 8 - Naughty & Nice Christmas
    5.1/10(10 votes)

    #8 - Naughty & Nice Christmas

    S12:E8

    It's the finale, and three challenges await the five remaining bakers! For the preheat, host Jesse Palmer asks the bakers to create "naughty" elf desserts in flavors like black licorice, sauerkraut, or red curry. Then, in an elimination challenge, the competitors make "nice" hot cocoa desserts. For the final bake, the bakers must make a large-scale, over-the-top naughty vs. nice cake with both themes clearly represented in the decorating. Guest judge Zac Young joins Nancy Fuller and Kardea Brown to decide which talented baker walks away with $25,000 and the title of Holiday Baking Champion!

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  9. Holiday Baking Championship Season 12 Episode 6 - Jingle Mingle
    5.6/10(10 votes)

    #9 - Jingle Mingle

    S12:E6

    For a Chrismukkah dessert platter challenge, host Jesse Palmer asks the remaining seven bakers to make decorated Christmas cookies, rugelach, and traditional Hanukkah sufganiyot. In an unexpected twist, judges Duff Goldman, Nancy Fuller, and Kardea Brown do a blind tasting to decide who should make it into the upcoming all-important semifinals and who is eliminated.

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  10. Holiday Baking Championship Season 1 Episode 6 - Gingerbread Worlds
    5.8/10(25 votes)

    #10 - Gingerbread Worlds

    S1:E6

    Season 1 comes to a close with the three remaining bakers taking on a gingerbread challenge, inspired by a favorite holiday memory. In the end, a winner is declared and awarded $50,000.

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  11. Holiday Baking Championship Season 6 Episode 3 - Filling Grateful
    5.9/10(10 votes)

    #11 - Filling Grateful

    S6:E3

    Apple cider doughnuts are a sure sign of fall, so in the first round, Jesse Palmer asks the eight bakers to create a dozen kicked-up apple cider doughnuts decorated with seasonal themes. Then the bakers must transform a classic holiday yule log into a festive Thanksgiving roll cake, and judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Lorraine Pascale decide which competitor's cake falls short.

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  12. Holiday Baking Championship Season 12 Episode 7 - Retro Christmas
    6.0/10(11 votes)

    #12 - Retro Christmas

    S12:E7

    In the semifinals, the six remaining bakers are surprised to learn from host Jesse Palmer that there are no more teams, and they will be competing individually as they face a gauntlet of three challenges. First, the bakers must create retro Christmas desserts and add holiday flair to the decorating. Then, in a second heat, the competitors are tasked with making desserts with old-school gelatin mold flavors like lime cream cheese, peach buttermilk, or orange marshmallow. In the main heat, bakers must turn things like canned apple pie filling, canned pineapple, or instant chocolate pudding into retro ingredient desserts that are impressive enough to land them in the finale. Guest judge Stephanie Boswell joins Nancy Fuller and Kardea Brown to decide which bakers move on and which baker is eliminated.

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  13. Holiday Baking Championship Season 8 Episode 8 - Ultimate Holiday Party
    6.5/10(14 votes)

    #13 - Ultimate Holiday Party

    S8:E8

    Host Jesse Palmer kicks things off with a swanky Christmas open house for judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Carla Hall and asks the bakers to create dessert charcuterie boards. Then, the bottom two bakers face off in a sudden elimination challenge of dueling holiday pinata desserts. In the final main heat, the competitors take on holiday party theme cakes and incorporate lights into their designs. The most successful cake maker becomes the Holiday Baking Champion and walks away with $25,000!

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  14. Holiday Baking Championship Season 1 Episode 2 - Classic Holiday Flavors
    6.8/10(23 votes)

    #14 - Classic Holiday Flavors

    S1:E2

    Seven bakers remain to compete in challenges revolving around classic holiday flavors, including having to create a swirled treat using eggnog; and get to play with varieties of sugar and spice.

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  15. Holiday Baking Championship Season 10 Episode 5 - Holiday Beauty
    6.8/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Holiday Beauty

    S10:E5

    The Christmas Museum is filled with beautiful holiday designs, and host Jesse Palmer tasks the bakers with turning them into mini-tart mosaics. Since this week is all about holiday beauty, the bakers must make merry and bright double-barrel wrapping paper cakes that feel like the perfect gift for judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman and Nancy Fuller.

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  16. Holiday Baking Championship Season 3 Episode 4 - Hearth and Home
    6.9/10(15 votes)

    #16 - Hearth and Home

    S3:E4

    In the pre-heat, the remaining six bakers make desserts with toasted marshmallows; the bakers embellish traditional yule logs.

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  17. Holiday Baking Championship Season 9 Episode 8 - Happy Holiday Getaways
    6.9/10(10 votes)

    #17 - Happy Holiday Getaways

    S9:E8

    Jesse Palmer escapes the cold weather by challenging the bakers to create desert-inspired succulent tarts, and two competitors are sent skiing into a cookie cake showdown.

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  18. Holiday Baking Championship Season 10 Episode 4 - Holiday Whimsy
    6.9/10(16 votes)

    #18 - Holiday Whimsy

    S10:E4

    Host Jesse Palmer is climbing the Alps and heading towards the highest peak: the beautiful Mont Blanc! For the preheat, the bakers must make whimsical Mont Blanc desserts with colors, playful flavors and whatever else they can imagine! The whimsy doesn't stop there as unexpected upside-down cakes force the bakers to impress judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman and Nancy Fuller with their inner Willy Wonka when they make a cake, flip it upside-down and suspend it in midair!

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  19. Holiday Baking Championship Season 3 Episode 2 - Grandma's Turkey Day Favorites
    7.0/10(14 votes)

    #19 - Grandma's Turkey Day Favorites

    S3:E2

    Clash of the Grandmas (2015) star Norma Zager joins Bobby Deen to lend her expertise; for the pre-heat, the contestants must make two types of cookies; the bakers compete to create the best pie, without the use of appliances.

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  20. Holiday Baking Championship Season 5 Episode 7 - Gifts of Greatness
    7.0/10(12 votes)

    #20 - Gifts of Greatness

    S5:E7

    Three final bakers must create a beautiful edible holiday ornament display in the pre-heat; for the final main heat, the bakers must create a cake that is decorated like a gift on the outside and reveals a surprise inside when sliced.

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  21. Holiday Baking Championship Season 9 Episode 6 - The World of Holidays
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #21 - The World of Holidays

    S9:E6

    Kwanzaa is right around the corner, so host Jesse Palmer tasks the bakers with crafting desserts that feature fresh corn for a traditional Kwanzaa display. For the Main Heat, the competitors get their passports ready and put their personal stamp on international holiday desserts, like Filipino leche flan, Japanese Christmas cake and Puerto Rican guava rolls. In the end, judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Carla Hall will send one baker flying home.

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  22. Holiday Baking Championship Season 3 Episode 5 - Sweet Surprises
    7.1/10(15 votes)

    #22 - Sweet Surprises

    S3:E5

    The bakers must whip up ugly Christmas sweater desserts for the pre-heat; in the main heat, the bakers create edible gift boxes filled with treats.

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  23. Holiday Baking Championship Season 5 Episode 4 - Holiday Artistry
    7.1/10(10 votes)

    #23 - Holiday Artistry

    S5:E4

    The holidays are a time for artistry and decorations, so for the pre-heat, inflatable holiday decorations inspire the six bakers' cute cream puff displays; in the main heat, the bakers dazzle the judges with delicious hand-painted eggnog cakes.

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  24. Holiday Baking Championship Season 5 Episode 5 - Light and Inspiring
    7.1/10(10 votes)

    #24 - Light and Inspiring

    S5:E5

    Five bakers have to update traditional rugelach with unexpected new flavors like cardamom, grapefruit, guava paste, peanut butter or chai; the judges are craving their favorite ingredients in the form of a light and creamy tiramisu in the main heat.

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  25. Holiday Baking Championship Season 5 Episode 6 - New Family Classics
    7.1/10(10 votes)

    #25 - New Family Classics

    S5:E6

    In the pre-heat, bakers have to combine common pantry ingredients like balsamic vinegar, potato chips, oatmeal, red wine and olive oil in a new version of a classic holiday dessert; the bakers must use two key fruitcake components in a new dessert.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Christmas In July" is the worst rated episode of "Holiday Baking Championship". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/8/2019. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Christmas Day Delights".