With Halloween finally arriving, what better way to embrace the spooky holiday than by watching some of the most frighteningly fun baking shows? Heck, even if it isn't Halloween, fans of tasty desserts and all things ghoulish and grotesque can get the best of both worlds with these thrilling programs, watching as an array of skilled bakers from across the country create show-stopping confections that capture the Halloween spirit. The Food Network is famous for its impressive line-up of deliciously creepy content, with fan favorites like Halloween Wars and Halloween Baking Championship making their returns on the popular channel.

If you're looking for a little humor with your horror, check out the Netflix juggernaut Nailed It!, which returns for a fun and freaky season centering on all things Halloween. Unlikely pals Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart showcase their irresistible chemistry in the Peacock special Snoop & Martha's Very Tasty Halloween, delighting viewers with both their playful banter and frightfully fabulous desserts. Let's take a look at some of the best Halloween cooking shows.

7 Snoop & Martha's Very Tasty Halloween

Snoop & Martha's Very Tasty Halloween
NBCUniversal Syndication Distribution

The delightfully offbeat duo Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart showcased their endearing friendship in an exciting 2021 Halloween special for Peacock, Snoop & Martha's Very Tasty Halloween, joining forces with Buzzfeed's Alvin Zhou (editor of Tasty Food) for the spooktacular program.

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The premise of the zany show includes three teams of gifted bakers coming up with thrilling, over-the-top baked goods worthy of a Halloween party thrown by Snoop and Martha. "The ghouls and freaks are on the prowl. I need sweet and treats to stop my stomach growl," the rapper expresses in the introduction, setting up a fun and memorable special.

Halloween Cookie Challenge
Food Network

Renowned chef Jet Tila teams up with master baker Rosanna Pansino for Food Network's spine-tingling original show Halloween Cookie Challenge, which follows four of the country's most exceptional cookie bakers as they are tasked with creating stunning, 3D cookies that embody the spirit of Halloween. The contestants participate in two high-stakes rounds of baking that often involves unique ingredients and frightening themes, with the winner taking home a trick-or-treat bag containing a $10,000 cash prize.

5 Haunted Gingerbread Showdown

Haunted Gingerbread Showdown
Food Network

Tasked with crafting some of the most show-stopping, terrifically terrifying gingerbread desserts, contestants on the seasonal Food Network show Haunted Gingerbread Showdown compete to earn a $25,000 prize and opportunity to be featured in Food Network Magazine.

Nine of the most innovative and gifted gingerbread bakers from across America battle it out to make delicious and awe-inspiring desserts, tackling an assortment of hair-raising Halloween themes including Beetlejuice, Ghostbusters, haunted houses, and Freddy Krueger himself. The popular seasonal special is hosted by TV personality Clinton Kelly and features the baking expertise of chefs including Jamika Pessoa and Food Network alum Jason Smith.

4 Halloween Freakshow Cakes

Halloween Freakshow Cakes
Food Network

Fans of the gruesome and gory are in for quite a treat with the Food Network's Halloween Freakshow Cakes, a hauntingly enjoyable program that showcases some seriously freaky desserts crafted by gifted bakers from around the country. Insanely talented cake artists compete in a sideshow tent to bake delightfully dreadful cakes in hopes of nabbing a $10,000 prize and the prestigious title of Halloween Freakshow Champion.

Presented and judged by pastry chef Zac Young and Food Network Kitchen's Vivian Chan, the contestants are given an array of interesting tasks and themes that range from chilling to whimsical; for the dramatic unveilings, the bakers have even utilized ominous smoke and fiery flames in their creations.

3 Nailed It! Halloween

Nailed It Halloween cooking show on Netflix
Netflix

Netflix fan favorite Nailed It! is back just in time for spooky season, with the Emmy-nominated reality series returning to bring viewers some wild and downright scary desserts. Once again the fun-filled competition enlists three amateur bakers to re-create complex confections and cakes, and each episode centers on eerie Netflix original shows like The Witcher and Umbrella Academy, with confections and concoctions inspired by Netflix series.

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Fans of the popular program can't get enough of the scream-worthy baking competition, with viewers loving the playful dynamic between charming host Nicole Byer and celebrated pastry chef and chocolatier Jacques Torres; the winner takes home a $10,000 prize and the coveted Nailed It! trophy.

2 Halloween Wars

Halloween Wars
Food Network

From the producers of Cupcake Wars and Cake Wars comes the long-running, explosive Food Network original Halloween Wars, a seasonal staple of the channel that pits five freakishly talented bakers against one another as they are tasked with creating dazzling Halloween-themed confections.

Each episode features two pulse-pounding rounds in which the contestants first compete in the "Small Scare" and later the "Spine Chiller," with the bakers tackling spooky themes like zombie dolls, scary tales, the underworld and evil clowns. Currently hosted by Ghost Adventures star Zac Bagans, the series includes chefs like Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira and the winning team is awarded a whopping $50,000.

1 Halloween Baking Championship

Halloween Baking Championship
Food Network

Tasked with crafting some of the most thrilling, crowd-pleasing confections and creations, contestants on the Food Network's Halloween Baking Championship fight to bring to life an assortment of strange and spooky themes via delicious desserts. Chefs Carla Hall and Zac Young judge the bakers' ghoulish desserts, with the food artists using their imaginations to come up with treats centering on themes like a haunted circus, sweet screams, monster mania and house of haunts. The contestants participate in two rounds in hopes of nabbing a $25,000 prize, making spectacular desserts like cupcakes, cookies, cakes, and decadent confections in an effort to impress the judges.