Ghoulishly Good Halloween Food Shows to Watch This Year
- Piece of Cake Staff
- 9 hours ago
- 3 min read
Written by Cove Johnson Rabidoux
It is officially spooky season! With the changing leaves, pumpkins on doorsteps, and the smell of cinnamon in stores, there is no better time to be entertained by some Halloween cooking shows. Halloween offers the perfect opportunity to scare yourself, but be cozy while doing so. Baking shows, such as those featured below, are perfect for providing the thrills while also satisfying the cravings. So, continue reading for a list of the best Halloween cooking and baking shows to watch this season.
1. Halloween Baking Championship
Let's start with a classic: the Halloween Baking Championship. This Food Network baking show is the ultimate food show to watch during spooky season. After all, what screams Halloween more than watching bakers rush to decorate "bloody" cheesecakes and cake pop skeletons? In Halloween Baking Championship, seasoned bakers are tasked with creating Halloween-themed desserts each week for the grand prize of $25,000. Currently judged by Stephanie Boswell, Carla Hall, and Zac Young, this show promises craveable treats along with some friendly competition.
2. Is It Cake?: Halloween
Recently released, this show is sure to be a classic. On Is It Cake?: Halloween, hyper-realistic cake decorators compete to make the most delicious and realistic cakes shaped as various Halloween objects. Think clowns, creepy dolls, and pumpkins. This show is perfect for those who love fall cake baking but not necessarily all the blood. Plus, it's interactive, as viewers can work alongside the judges to try and spot the decorated cakes among the real physical objects!
3. Cutthroat Kitchen: Knives Out
While not Halloween-specific, Knives Out, the new season of Cutthroat Kitchen, is the ideal spooky-season cooking show. Hosted by Alton Brown, this series takes culinary competition to a whole new level with its scary sabotages and wild challenges. Each episode, contestants must cook gourmet dishes while facing chaotic—and often diabolical—obstacles, such as using toy utensils or cooking in the dark. With its eerie new theme and ruthless twists, Cutthroat Kitchen: Knives Out captures the spirit of Halloween through its playfulness and scary pranks!
4. Halloween Cookie Challenge
Halloween Cookie Challenge epitomizes the perfect Halloween baking show! With thrills, autumn flavors, and creepy challenges, this show is one of my comfort watches. On each episode, five seasoned bakers demonstrate their cookie-making skills as they compete for the title of Halloween Cookie Champion. This show isn't just entertaining but inspiring too, as it highlights all the show-stopping creations you can make using cookies alone.
5. Nailed It!
Even if you have never watched Nailed It!, odds are you have heard of it before. An instant online sensation, Netflix's Nailed It! is the perfect food show if you're looking for laughs, sprinkles, and...baking disasters! Each episode, three notorious home "bakers" compete for $10,000 by attempting to replicate professional baked masterpieces. As you can imagine, things don't usually go to plan, with most attempts resulting in hot messes. But that's what makes Nailed It! a fantastic Halloween show! If you're interested in seeing some truly terrifying desserts, this is the show for you.
Whether you’re in the mood for terrifying desserts, laugh-out-loud chaos, or just want to be inspired, these Halloween cooking and baking shows have you covered. From Halloween Baking Championship’s scary-good treats to Nailed It!’s baked catastrophes, each series offers its own unique flavor of fall fun. So pour yourself some hot cider and settle in for a marathon of Halloween entertainment this season.
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