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Chopped Junior: Season 4

12 episodes Premiered Nov 1, 2016 Updated Oct 5, 2026
Previously on Chopped Junior

Season 4 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Chopped Junior Season 3.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 4: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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S4·E1 Mytharc

Bug Bites

Nov 1, 2016 · 60 min

Creepy crawly kabobs pose a challenge for the junior chefs; cooks are happy with fish fillets and a colorful cereal; chefs must get creative with little sprinkles and a giant egg;

S4·E2 Core

S'more Determination

Nov 8, 2016 · 60 min

A peculiar hot dog pasta shows up in the appetizer baskets; chefs face s'more French fries and a difficult-to-prepare protein that is new to them; dumplings and some fancy fruit fo

S4·E3 Core

Thanks Kidding

Nov 15, 2016 · 60 min

Pumpkin pie is one of the mystery ingredients for the appetizer round; traditional Thanksgiving flavors minus the turkey in the entrée round; cupcakes are at the center of the fina

S4·E4 Core

Basket Brawl

Nov 22, 2016 · 60 min

The young chefs find odd gifts from the sea in the appetizer basket. In the entree round, something sweet and something bitter make for a balancing act. Then, chocolate ravioli des

S4·E5 Core

Fries Wise

Jan 29, 2016 · 60 min

The kids must use ground beef and curly fries as appetizer ingredients; seafood for the second basket; a stuffed cookie cup for dessert. YouTube personality Justine Ezarik, food wr

S4·E6 Core

Yay Holidays!

Dec 6, 2016 · 60 min

The junior chefs must make a holiday meal for the judges: chefs Sandra Lee, Marc Murphy and Christian Petroni; duck and veggie appetizers; stockings and wreaths made from common fo

S4·E7 Core

Snack Attack

Dec 13, 2016 · 60 min

Creative cheese presentations and a protein spread for appetizers; a strange pink pickle and a crispy, snack food in the entrée round; a marshmallow mishap in the dessert round. Ju

S4·E8 Core

Got Elk?

Dec 20, 2016 · 60 min

Chefs Aarón Sánchez and Jet Tila and comedian Iliza Shlesinger judge; a cheesy sandwich in the appetizer basket; a root vegetable and a sweet Latin treat for the entrée basket; wat

S4·E9 Core

Hot Potato, Not Potato

Dec 29, 2016 · 60 min

Four kids compete to impress judges Lazarus Lynch, Marc Murphy and actor James Maslow; ground beef and chocolate for round one; a misleading ingredient, that looks like a giant bak

S4·E10 Core

Lemon Meringue Why?

Jan 3, 2017 · 60 min

Radio host Angie Martínez, actress Chelsea Peretti and chef Geoffrey Zakarian judge the competitors' appetizers, made with wildfire lettuce and fluke; lemon meringue pie is used fo

S4·E11 Mytharc

Pinwheel Meals

Jan 10, 2017 · 60 min

Bok choy and bacon in the appetizer round; an old-fashioned pinwheel protein for the entrée round; cottage cheese for the dessert round; actress Maia Mitchell, and chefs Marc Murph

S4·E12 Mytharc

Chia Frets

Jan 17, 2017 · 60 min

The junior chefs must create appetizer dishes with lamb; creamy soup and pretty pasta in the entrée basket; gray chia pudding in the dessert basket; chef Amanda Freitag, actor Davi

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