Holiday Baking Championship: Gingerbread Showdown

The three teams show what the holidays will look like in the future using gingerbread and a very space-age ingredient: freeze-dried berries.

The teams conjure up their gingerbread versions of spicy elven mayhem. They pair their chaotic creations with a peppery dessert.

The baking teams portray the age-old conflict between Santa Claus and Jack Frost in gingerbread. Plus, they incorporate a sweet and salty dessert.

Host Carla Hall challenges the teams to create gingerbread versions of holiday parades and incorporate a baked item made with comforting hot cocoa.

Carla Hall tasks the baking teams with capturing The Nutcracker ballet in gingerbread, complete with a stage and a baked item featuring nuts.

The North Pole's citizens are sporty, so Carla Hall challenges the teams to create gingerbread displays with moving parts that show off the unique games.

Host Carla Hall tasks the baking teams with bringing a huge holiday ski chalet to life while incorporating a baked element made with a fancy liqueur.