NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - Christmas In July
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 7/8/2019
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#2 - Christmas Day Delights
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 12/23/2019
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#3 - Holiday Open House
Season 11 Episode 1 - Aired 11/4/2024
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#4 - Thanksgiving Family Feast
Season 11 Episode 2 - Aired 11/11/2024
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#5 - Friendsgiving
Season 11 Episode 3 - Aired 11/18/2024
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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NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - Old Fashioned Christmas Party
Season 11 Episode 4 - Aired 11/18/2024
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 - Gingerbread Worlds
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/14/2014
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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6.5/1012 votesLoading...#8 - Ultimate Holiday Party
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 12/20/2021
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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#9 - Classic Holiday Flavors
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/16/2014
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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#10 - Adults vs. Kids
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/25/2016
Three stars from Kids Baking Championship (2015) and three stars from Holiday Baking Championship (2014) compete in a holiday-themed showdown for the $10,000 prize.
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#11 - Hearth and Home
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/27/2016
In the pre-heat, the remaining six bakers make desserts with toasted marshmallows; the bakers embellish traditional yule logs.
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6.7/108 votesLoading...#12 - Filling Grateful
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 11/11/2019
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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6.7/1012 votesLoading...#13 - Holiday Beauty
Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 12/4/2023
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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#14 - Grandma's Turkey Day Favorites
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 11/13/2016
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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6.8/1013 votesLoading...#15 - Holiday Whimsy
Season 10 Episode 4 - Aired 11/27/2023
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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#16 - Stuffing Is the Best Part
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/15/2015
The eight remaining bakers begin by making their best holiday whoopie pies, that evoke a randomly assigned theme of turkey, pumpkin, Pilgrims or fall foliage. Then, they must create stuffed holiday cakes, that reveal a surprise center when sliced open.
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#17 - Gifts of Greatness
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 12/17/2018
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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#18 - Sweet Surprises
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 12/4/2016
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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#19 - Holiday Artistry
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 11/26/2018
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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7.0/109 votesLoading...#20 - The World of Holidays
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 12/5/2022
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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- 7.1/1018 votesLoading...
#21 - Holiday Craftiness
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/8/2015
The remaining nine bakers get crafty as they attempt to amp up the visual impact of holiday baked goods, while creating festive candy cane and holiday wreath desserts.
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#22 - Christmas Morning
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 12/11/2016
The remaining four bakers recreate their childhood memories of Christmas mornings by making edible dessert stockings; the bakers build colorful cream pull Christmas trees.
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7.1/109 votesLoading...#23 - Light and Inspiring
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 12/3/2018
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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7.1/109 votesLoading...#24 - New Family Classics
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 12/10/2018
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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7.1/1012 votesLoading...#25 - Attitude of Gratitude
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 11/15/2021
In a holiday pantry raid, host Jesse Palmer throws open the cupboards and the Mason jars to ask the nine remaining bakers to create canned fruit desserts.
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The Worst Episodes of Holiday Baking Championship
Every episode of Holiday Baking Championship ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Holiday Baking Championship!
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...
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Christmas In July" is the worst rated episode of "Holiday Baking Championship". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/8/2019. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Christmas Day Delights".