Halloween Baking Championship
US television program
Halloween Baking Championship is an American cooking reality competition series that premiered on Food Network on October 5, 2015. A spin off of Holiday Baking Championship, the series is a seasonal program that runs annually and features professional and amateur bakers competing to make Halloween themed desserts. The twelfth season premiered on September 14, 2026.
Format
Most episodes have two rounds. The first round is alternately called the "Preheat," the "Thriller" or the "Haunted Heat" depending on the season. Each baker must make a small dessert based on an assigned theme and often a required ingredient. The person who wins the first round gets a prize or advantage in the next round, which has varied throughout the series. For example, the advantage may be exclusive choice of ingredients or themes, assigning these to other contestants, or protection from elimination.
The second round is alternately titled the "Main Heat," the "Killer," or the "Bake for Your Life" challenge. The contestants typically get a longer time to bake a larger dessert, which must include a new theme and/or ingredients.
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