Holiday Baking Championship

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  • TV-G
  • 2014
  • 12 Seasons
  • 7.6  (547)

Holiday Baking Championship is an American competitive reality television show that airs on Food Network. The show first premiered on November 9, 2014, and has since become an annual tradition leading up to the holiday season. The show features talented bakers from all across the United States, competing against each other in a variety of baking challenges to win a grand prize of $50,000.

The show is hosted by Nancy Fuller, a renowned chef, and restaurateur who is known for her farm-to-table cooking style. Nancy is joined by two other judges, Duff Goldman, a celebrity pastry chef, and Lorraine Pascale, a renowned British television personality and cookbook author. Together, they evaluate the bakers' creations and offer critiques to help them improve their skills.

Each episode of the show is centered around a specific holiday theme, such as Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year's Eve. The bakers are given a variety of challenges that test their creativity, technical skills, and ability to think on their feet. The challenges range from baking traditional holiday desserts, like pumpkin pie and yule log, to creating unique and artistic showstoppers that impress the judges.

Throughout the competition, the bakers face elimination rounds where they must impress the judges with their dessert creations, or risk being sent home. The stakes get higher as the competition progresses, with the final episode featuring the top bakers competing head to head in a grand finale showdown.

What sets Holiday Baking Championship apart from other cooking competition shows is the festive atmosphere and the warm camaraderie between the contestants. Despite the high pressure and competitive nature of the show, the bakers are always supportive of each other and help each other out when needed. The judges, too, offer constructive criticism and encouragement to help the bakers improve their skills.

Holiday Baking Championship is a delightful and heartwarming show that will get you in the holiday spirit. The show's emphasis on traditional holiday desserts, combined with creative twists and challenges, makes it a fun and educational experience for viewers of all ages. Whether you are an experienced baker or simply enjoy watching others create delicious desserts, Holiday Baking Championship is a must-watch show that will leave you feeling inspired and festive.

Holiday Baking Championship is a series that ran for 12 seasons (98 episodes) between November 9, 2014 and on Food Network

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Seasons
Welcome to the Holiday Village
1. Welcome to the Holiday Village
November 3, 2025
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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Holiday Baking Championship is available for streaming on the Food Network website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Holiday Baking Championship on demand at Discovery+ and Prime Video and Philo and Amazon and Hulu and Fandango at Home and Microsoft Movies & TV and Sling and Google Play and Apple TV and Tubi TV and Food Network and.
  • Premiere Date
    November 9, 2014
  • IMDB Rating
    7.6  (547)