Holiday Baking Championship - Season 12

Holiday Baking Championship will return on Monday, November 3rd ,and for the first time ever, will split the 12 competing bakers into two teams of Naughty vs. Nice as host Jesse Palmer welcomes them to an adorable, immersive holiday village with a working coffee shop, general store, and town hall. In this joyful world, the teams will take on tasks like "Snow Day Desserts," "Chrismukkah Platters," and of course, "Naughty Elf Desserts" - complete with advantages that lean either mischievous or merry. Judges Duff Goldman, Nancy Fuller, and Kardea Brown will bring tough love as they determine which amazing baker will earn the title of Holiday Baking Champion and receive a feature in Food Network magazine and the grand prize of $25,000.

8 Episodes

Welcome to the Holiday Village

Season 12 - Episode 1

Host Jesse Palmer welcomes 12 amazing bakers to the gorgeous holiday village, where the bakers are divided into the Nice Team and the Naught...

Holiday Cheer

Season 12 - Episode 2

Host Jesse Palmer asks the Naughty Team to make holiday cocktail desserts and the Nice Team to make mocktail desserts using assigned libatio...

Crafting Holiday Magic

Season 12 - Episode 3

Host Jesse Palmer asks the teams to create over-the-top holiday wreath desserts, and they cannot repeat desserts within their team. Also, th...

Pies and Shine

Season 12 - Episode 4

Host Jesse Palmer challenges the nine remaining bakers to make seasonal holiday pies with no repeated flavors among their own team. In a sur...

Snowed In Sweets

Season 12 - Episode 5

Host Jesse Palmer asks the remaining eight bakers to make desserts representing snow-day activities like cutting out snowflakes, sledding, o...

Jingle Mingle

Season 12 - Episode 6

For a Chrismukkah dessert platter challenge, host Jesse Palmer asks the remaining seven bakers to make decorated Christmas cookies, rugelach...

Retro Christmas

Season 12 - Episode 7

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 com...

Naughty & Nice Christmas

Season 12 - Episode 8

It's the finale, and three challenges await the five remaining bakers! For the preheat, host Jesse Palmer asks the bakers to create "naughty...