The BEST episodes of Holiday Baking Championship season 2

Every episode of Holiday Baking Championship season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Holiday Baking Championship season 2!

The search to find the greatest holiday baker begins as eight amateur bakers enter the kitchen, where they show off their family traditions and superb baking skills. To survive the challenges from week to week, they must prove their abilities in front of our tough-love judges: Duff Goldman, Nancy Fuller and Lorraine Pascale. Hosted by Bobby Deen, this baking championship is the sweetest way to celebrate this holiday season.

Last Updated: 5/2/2024Network: Food NetworkStatus: Continuing
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We're Nuts for the Holidays
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7.52
29 votes

#1 - We're Nuts for the Holidays

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/1/2015

The Holiday Baking Championship kicks off as 10 competing bakers take on a nutty chocolate dessert in the first challenge and beautifully-decorated holiday pies in the main heat. At the end of each episode, one baker will be eliminated!

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Thanksgiving's Just Around the Corner
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7.48
25 votes

#2 - Thanksgiving's Just Around the Corner

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/22/2015

The seven remaining bakers get creative with Thanksgiving-inspired desserts, and in the first round, their sweets feature canned cranberry sauce. Then, in the main heat, the bakers must invent a dessert highlighting their assigned harvest ingredient: sweet potato, pumpkin, apple, pear, pomegranate, carrot or lemon.

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Re-Gifting
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7.33
27 votes

#3 - Re-Gifting

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/13/2015

Regifting is the theme when the five remaining bakers make a candy-apple dessert; and later, they must figure out how to turn the contents of a traditional gift basket into something deliciously sweet.

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Holiday Hoopla
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7.30
23 votes

#4 - Holiday Hoopla

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/20/2015

The last three bakers must show off their decorating chops in order to finally be crowned Holiday Baking Champion! First, they must bake and beautifully decorate a sugar cookie tree. Then, in the final heat, the bakers need to transform their assigned holiday tradition into an intricately decorated cake.

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Ginger and Spice and Everything Nice
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7.16
25 votes

#5 - Ginger and Spice and Everything Nice

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/29/2015

In this week's challenges, the six remaining bakers revel in the warm, taste bud-tingling flavor of ginger. They must make mini desserts highlighting candied ginger, then create three different types of holiday cookies inspired by family traditions.

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Holiday Craftiness
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7.04
23 votes

#6 - Holiday Craftiness

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/8/2015

It's time to get crafty! The remaining nine bakers attempt to amp up the visual impact of holiday baked goods as they create festive candy cane and holiday wreath desserts.

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Stuffing Is the Best Part
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7.00
31 votes

#7 - 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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World Class Classics
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7.00
22 votes

#8 - World Class Classics

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/6/2015

The four remaining bakers are asked to reinvent two Hanukkah classics: rugelach and macaroons. Then, they must create their own unique version of a holiday croquembouche.

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