Halloween Baking Championship: Season 5
This season, John Henson returns to host and the judges are Carla Hall, Zac Young and Katie Lee.
Season 5 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 Halloween Baking Championship Season 4.
- 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.
Season overview
This season, John Henson returns to host and the judges are Carla Hall, Zac Young and Katie Lee.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Halloween Invasion
Sep 23, 2019 · 43 min
John Henson kicks off the competition by revealing all the skeletons in his family's closet to inspire the eight bakers as they make scary skeleton desserts. The main heat is monst
Smells Like Halloween Spirit
Sep 30, 2019 · 43 min
In the pre-heat challenge, the seven bakers create spine-chilling desserts guided by spirits, such as bourbon and rum. Then they use fresh flavors and colorful decorations to bring
All Things Weird and Wonderful
Oct 7, 2019 · 43 min
The six remaining bakers team up to create desserts that pay tribute to the iconic Addams Family -- scary on the outside and sweet on the inside. During the main heat challenge, th
Creepy and Crusty Creations
Oct 14, 2019 · 43 min
Host John Henson's "mummy" issues inspire the pre-heat challenge of crepe cakes. In the main heat, the five remaining bakers use classic fall ingredients to create jack-o'-lantern
Gravely Delicious Desserts
Oct 21, 2019 · 43 min
The remaining four bakers go digging to create terrifyingly tasty grave-robber desserts. Then for the main heat, it's a night at the cemetery as the competitors sculpt marbled tomb
A Haunting We Will Go
Oct 28, 2019 · 43 min
The three remaining bakers construct a “Ghostembouche,” or ghostly version of a croquembouche tower. Then they face the final challenge of creating a bleeding zombie cake. When the