Holiday Baking Championship

Episode 1 | Holiday Open House

Jesse asks the 12 bakers to create holiday cheese ball desserts featuring a type of cheese and either nuts or dried fruit.

Episode 2 | Thanksgiving Family Feast

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.

Episode 3 | Friendsgiving

The search to find the greatest holiday baker begins as eight amateur bakers show off their family traditions and superb baking skills.

Episode 4 | Old-Fashioned Christmas Party

Amateur bakers show off their family traditions and superb skills to be crowned Holiday Baking Champion. In the pre-heat, contestants are tasked with creating innovative holiday treats for an advantage in the main heat.

Episode 5 | Cookie Exchange Party

Jesse Palmer asks the bakers to make flavor-forward cookies; judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman and Nancy Fuller decide the winner in a blind tasting.

Episode 6 | Office Christmas Party

Jesse Palmer asks the remaining seven bakers to team up and make ooey-gooey caramel and chocolate desserts; the real party begins as the ice luge arrives; the bakers make boozy trifles.

Episode 7 | Holiday Pajama Party

Jesse Palmer asks the bakers to make footie pajama macarons, cream puff garlands, and a dessert consisting of either a Charlotte royale or entremets cake . Judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman and Nancy Fuller decide who goes on to the...

Episode 8 | Gingerbread House Party

Jesse Palmer asks the final bakers to create faux candy desserts, eggnog desserts and gingerbread house cakes for judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman and Nancy Fuller. In the end, only one baker will be named Holiday Baking Champion.