Holiday Baking Championship Season 2025 On Food Network

The Holiday Baking Championship Season 11 premiere is scheduled for Monday, November 3rd 2025 and we will have another fun season with host Jesse Palmer as we get 12 bakers split into two teams of Naughty vs. Nice. Teams will take on fun baking tasks as judges Duff Goldman, Nancy Fuller, and Kardea Brown determine who will move on, with all bakers looking for the title of Holiday Baking Champion and receive a feature in Food Network magazine as well as a monetary prize.

Next, Holiday Baking Championship will return on Monday, November 3rd at 8 p.m. ET/PT, and for the first time ever, will split the 12 competing bakers into two teams of Naughty vs. Nice as host Jesse Palmer welcomes them to an adorable, immersive holiday village with a working coffee shop, general store, and town hall. In this joyful world, the teams will take on tasks like “Snow Day Desserts,” “Chrismukkah Platters,” and of course, “Naughty Elf Desserts” – complete with advantages that lean either mischievous or merry. Judges Duff Goldman, Nancy Fuller, and Kardea Brown will bring tough love as they determine which amazing baker will earn the title of Holiday Baking Champion and receive a feature in Food Network magazine and the grand prize of $25,000. Fans can follow #HolidayBakingChampionship across Food Network social platforms for exclusive content shot on set including holiday hot takes with the judges, holiday “Two Truths and a Lie,” fun taste tests, and more.