Seven bakers must create creepy bite-sized monster treats; in the main heat, zombies attack as the bakers try to whip up a zombie dessert that makes the judges hungry for a bite.
Six remaining bakers must make a Halloween mummy dessert using pre-made pie dough; the bakers must create a candy-stuffed, wicked cake based on a Halloween icon.
Things get spookier when the five bakers left in the competition must head to the haunted circus to create a dozen scary clown cake pops; the bakers make frighteningly strange mash-up desserts.
The four remaining bakers create tomb-themed desserts; the bakers make a dessert inspired by the colorful artistry and spirit of Mexico's Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead; the winners move on to the Halloween Baking Championship finale.
The final three bakers must fill a haunted tree with decorated Halloween cookies; the bakers have just six hours to construct a spooky ginger dead house; special guest Duff Goldman stops by; the baker with the most impressive house wins $25,000.