List of Chopped Sweets episodes

This is a list of episodes of Chopped Sweets, a dessert-themed spin-off of the television series Chopped.^[1]

Season 1[]

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1

"Winter Celebration"

December 30, 2019

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Roasted pig head, hot chocolate French toast, cranberries, salted peppermint bark
Entrée: Meringue tower, blood oranges, marinated artichokes, chestnut puree
Dessert: Sugar cookie martini, gumdrops, butterscotch pie, quince

Judges:

Scott Conant
Thiago Silva
Waylynn Lucas

Contestants:

Colleen Grapes (eliminated after the appetizer)
Jenn Davis (eliminated after the entrée)
Mike Winkelman (eliminated after the dessert)
Kyleen Atonson (winner)

Notes: The contestants had to make winter themed dishes in each round. Mike cut himself in Round 2 forcing him to restart his dish.

2

"Boozy Baskets"

February 3, 2020

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Chocolate sardines, frozen cheesecake, dragon fruit, milkshake IPA
Entrée: Schnapps pop, frozen sliders, peaches, confetti frosting
Dessert: Giant Moscow mule, kumquats, curry powder, marshmallows

Judges:

Scott Conant
Adam Young
Paulette Goto

Contestants:

Melissa Cockrell (eliminated after the appetizer)
Julien Chantereau (eliminated after the entrée)
Max Sage (eliminated after the dessert)
Leen Kim (winner)

Notes: Every basket included some kind of alcohol.

3

"Chocolate Perfection"

February 10, 2020

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Goat vindaloo, spicy chocolate tequila, hot Italian peppers, crepe cake
Entrée: Salty fingers, chocolate lips, fish sauce, chanterelles
Dessert: Tamarind paste, pink grapefruit, sourdough bread, chocolate pizza

Judges:

Scott Conant
Waylynn Lucas
Thiago Silva

Contestants:

Christophe Toury (eliminated after the appetizer)
Justine Pringle Laird (eliminated after the entrée)
Phillip Ashley Rix (eliminated after the dessert)
Amber Croom (winner)

Notes: The contestants had to make chocolate desserts in every round.

4

"Glazed and Confused?"

February 17, 2020

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Queen Weaver ants, candy bento box, red pears, black licorice caramels
Entrée: Instant spicy ramen noodles, chocoflan, guava, spicy red candies
Dessert: Duck confit in a can, mojito, raspberries, whipped cream cheese

Judges:

Scott Conant
Adam Young
Thiago Silva

Contestants:

Rachael Cholak (eliminated after the appetizer)
Jessica Scott (eliminated after the entrée)
Jason Gonzalez (eliminated after the dessert)
Gonxhe Maqellara (winner)

Notes: The contestants had to make doughnuts in every round. Jason Gonzalez previously competed on Season 1 of Bakers vs. Fakers as a faker, but had since opened his own bakery as of this episode.

5

"Tiny Treats"

February 24, 2020

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Spicy fish spread, mini chocolate champagne bottles, currants, avocado chocolate bar
Entrée: Passion fruit, jellybeans, golden milk powder, mini wedding cakes
Dessert: Mini ice cream cones, canned quail eggs, elderberries, carbonated candy

Judges:

Scott Conant
Elizabeth Chambers Hammer
Zac Young

Contestants:

Allison Igwe (eliminated after the appetizer)
William Ankeney (eliminated after the entrée)
Claudia Martinez (eliminated after the dessert)
Joe Murphy (winner)

Notes: The theme of this episode is mini desserts, treats that can fit in the palm of your hand.

6

"Tough Cookies"

March 2, 2020

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Camel fat, longan fruit, pistachios, piñata cake
Entrée: Cookies & cream tart, sprinkles, lunch kits, raisins on the vine
Dessert: Giant toaster pastry, carrot cake jam, araucana eggs, carbonated slushy

Judges:

Scott Conant

Contestants:

Josh Pickens (eliminated after the appetizer)
Andrew Gonzalez (eliminated after the entrée)
Lexis Gonzalez (eliminated after the dessert)
Janie Deegan (winner)

7

"Million Dollar Desserts"

March 9, 2020

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Cacao, snail caviar, financiers, black tie caramel apples
Entrée: Gold leaf donut, vanilla beans, long-stem strawberries, 25-yr.-aged balsamic vinegar
Dessert: Crème brulee cake, chocolate-covered truffle, rose gummy bears, Maraschinos

Judges:

Scott Conant

Contestants:

Jaclyn Joseph (eliminated after the appetizer)
Tim Hur (eliminated after the entrée)
Julie Jangali (eliminated after the dessert)
Kelsey Burack (winner)

Notes: Every basket included high-end, expensive ingredients.

8

"Carnival Crunch Time"

March 16, 2020

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Churro corn dogs, watermelon, cream soda, corn on the cob
Entrée: Grilled pineapple sundae, chewy fruit squares, kiwi, cherry pickles
Dessert: Unicorn popcorn, ice cream beads, rambutan, circus peanuts

Judges:

Scott Conant

Contestants:

Cici Moleah (eliminated after the appetizer)
Matt Pytel (eliminated after the entrée)
Angela Malpedo (eliminated after the dessert)
Ginger Dimapasok (winner)

Notes: Every basket included ingredients inspired by either foods or themes found at carnivals.

9

"Desserts on a Dime"

March 23, 2020

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Sugar wafer cookies, sweet soda baked beans, McIntosh apples, “ants on a log”
Entrée: Cheese sauce, red/white/blue pops, pineapple, potato chips
Dessert: Tomato paste, graham cracker pies, plums, whipped topping

Judges:

Scott Conant

Contestants:

Brian DeMuro (eliminated after the appetizer)
Sofia Demetriou (eliminated after the entrée)
Gabby Sanchez (eliminated after the dessert)
Jeremy Fogg (winner)

Notes: Every basket's ingredients were low-cost items. Jeremy Fogg previously competed on the original Chopped in Episode 36.5 - "Gold Medal Games: Baking" with Scott Conant also as a judge, but was eliminated in the appetizer round.

10

"Freeze, Please!"

March 30, 2020

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Negroni ice cubes, cannoli cone, finger limes, chewy tart candies
Entrée: Giant ice cream sandwich, agate candy, Cara Cara oranges, Tamago sushi
Dessert: Mangonada, chocolate-covered jalapenos, blackberries, mac and cheese donuts

Judges:

Scott Conant
Bryan Ford
Matt Adlard

Contestants:

Jandee Millett (eliminated after the appetizer)
Nicholas Peters Bond (eliminated after the entrée)
Jessica Stampley (eliminated after the dessert)
Pooja Bavishi (winner)

Notes: The contestants had to make frozen desserts in every round.

11

"Cake Stakes"

April 6, 2020

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Tropical gelatin trifle, edible flowers, baby eggplant, lavender lemonade
Entrée: Jumbo chocolate bar, cottage cheese, frozen cherries, habanero hot sauce
Dessert: Chocolate-dipped superworms, macaron tower, concord grapes, Mexican cinnamon

Judges:

Scott Conant

Contestants:

Anthony Cruz (eliminated after the appetizer)
Winter Arif (eliminated after the entrée)
Ashton Warren (eliminated after the dessert)
Kim Nelson (winner)

Notes: The contestants had to make some form of a cake in every round. Anthony Cruz previously worked under Buddy Valastro at Carlo's Bakery.

12

"Breakfast for Dessert"

April 13, 2020

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Breakfast burrito, baby bananas, spicy cotton candy, cold brew
Entrée: Bacon & eggs candy, oats, blueberries, soy sauce
Dessert: Bowl of cereal, British toast spread, figs, liege waffle dough

Judges:

Scott Conant

Contestants:

Bryan Connor (eliminated after the appetizer)
Selina Boykova (eliminated after the entrée)
Callista Mei (eliminated after the dessert)
Thomas McCurdy (winner)

13

"Neapolitan Delight"

April 20, 2020

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Strawberry rice cereal treat, cilantro, century eggs, wild strawberry liqueur
Entrée: Rotisserie chicken, vanilla bourbon cheesecake, vanilla chai latte mix, dried apricots
Dessert: 24-layer chocolate cake, chocolate wine, frozen mixed berries, honey mustard dressing

Judges:

Scott Conant
Dan Langan
Matt Adlard

Contestants:

Jennifer Gryckiewicz (eliminated after the appetizer)
Scott Breazeale (eliminated after the entrée)
Ashley Torto (eliminated after the dessert)
Cedric Barberet (winner)

Notes: The theme of this episode was Neapolitan: strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate with each round tackling one of the flavors.

Season 2[]

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1

"Magical Mashups"

August 4, 2020

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Sloppy Joe donut, candy-coated sunflower seeds, tamarillos, edamame hummus
Entrée: Turducken, confetti cookie dough, blood oranges, Kalimotxo
Dessert: Brownie tacos, cotton candy art, plums, pickle potato chips

Judges:

Contestants:

Ruthann Malsch (eliminated after the appetizer)
Rod Tyler (eliminated after the entrée)
Mike Guasta (eliminated after the dessert)
Katherine Sprung (winner)

Notes: In every round they had to make a mash-up dessert.

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2

"Birthday Bash"

August 11, 2020

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Fruit bouquet, birthday cake cannoli, tahini, popcorn on the cob
Entrée: Pinata, birthday cake truffles, freeze-dried ice cream, blueberries
Dessert: Cricket flour, chocolate edible birthday candles, beets, icing pouches

Judges:

Scott Conant
Gesine Bullock Prado
Stephanie Boswell

Contestants:

Mariana Cortez (eliminated after the appetizer)
Kareem Youngblood (eliminated after the entrée)
Ana Wu (eliminated after the dessert)
Katy Gerdes (winner)

Notes: This episode was birthday themed.

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3

"More American Than Apple Pie"

August 18, 2020

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Flag cake, peanut butter, grilled hot dogs, strawberry margarita gelatin shots
Entrée: Mile High apple pie, American cheese, cherries, mayonnaise
Dessert: Banana split, French fries, fruit cocktail, beer

Judges:

Scott Conant
Erin McDowell
Jose Barajas

Contestants:

Samantha Chen (eliminated after the appetizer)
Joe Baker (eliminated after the entrée)
Meaghan Coltrain (eliminated after the dessert)
Dwayne Ingraham (winner)

Notes: There were American Ingredients in each basket. Dwayne Ingraham was a winner on Cutthroat Kitchen and Best Baker In America.

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4

"Take Me to the Tropics"

August 25, 2020

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Poke bowl, rum runner, palm tree pretzels, durian
Entrée: Pina colada cake, goat butter, guava, edible seashells
Dessert: Pineapple cheese ball, canned corn, papaya, flamingo cookies

Judges:

Scott Conant
Joanne Chang
Matt Adlard

Contestants:

Fabrice Benezit (eliminated after the appetizer)
Paola Velez (eliminated after the entrée)
Fateen Carter (eliminated after the dessert)
Rebecca Reed (winner)

Notes: This episode was tropical themed. Fabrice forgot his durian in Round 1 resulting in his elimination.

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5

"Fresh 'n' Fruity"

September 1, 2020

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Halo-halo, strawberry fruit ribbon, kiwi, chocolate-covered cherries
Entrée: Pavlova, almond paste, pomegranate, fruit punch
Dessert: Fruitcake, tiny fruit candies, finger limes, blackberry pie filling

Judges:

Scott Conant
Sylvia Weinstock
Matt Adlard

Contestants:

Heather Smith (eliminated after the appetizer)
Padua Player (eliminated after the entrée)
Phillip Caramello (eliminated after the dessert)
Abby Dahan (winner)

Notes: Each basket contained fruit ingredients.

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6

"Sugary Showpieces"

September 8, 2020

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Candy bar castle, black cherry hard seltzer, Calamansi limes, duck livers
Entrée: Chocolate-covered strawberry tower, peanuts in the shell, passion fruit, orange sherbet pops
Dessert: Chocolate chip cookie cake, Chinese sugar art, star fruit, Turkish delight

Judges:

Zoë François

Contestants:

Sydney Bowen (eliminated after the appetizer)
Dana Herbert (eliminated after the entrée)
Johana Langi (eliminated after the dessert)
Sal Martone (winner)

Notes: The chefs were required to make tall and elaborate desserts in each round.

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"Dangerous Decadence"

September 15, 2020

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Tarantulas, nutmeg, apples, rhubarb
Entrée: Tiger cake, huitlacoche, jackfruit, cassava
Dessert: Ghost peppers, Brazil nuts, elderberries, gummy python

Judges:

Contestants:

Kaylee Klein (eliminated after the appetizer)
Emilia Tomaszycki (eliminated after the entrée)
Didi Balao Rieutort (eliminated after the dessert)
Juan Gutierrez (winner)

Notes: The baskets featured dangerous ingredients, some deadly if prepared improperly.

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"Bejeweled and Bedazzled"

May 3, 2021

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Mosaic gelatin mold, silver leaf, honeydew melon, giant ring candy
Entrée: Geode cookies, candy apples, ruby red grapefruit, golden schnapps
Dessert: Sapphire cake, edible glitter, mamey, candy necklace

Judges:

Scott Conant
Maneet Chauhan
Natalie Sideserf

Contestants:

Lito Morin (eliminated after the appetizer)
Vanessa Parish (eliminated after the entrée)
Libby Ryan (eliminated after the dessert)
Monica Glass (winner)

Notes: The chefs had to make dishes that were too pretty to eat. In the first round, Lito, Libby, and Monica forgot a basket ingredient. This is the first time in the Chopped franchise where 3 chefs forget an ingredient in the same round.

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"Bake the Bizarre!"

May 10, 2021

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Mitarashi dango, Creme de banana, Star apple, Emu egg
Entrée: Cow's feet, Spit cake, Egg fruit, Wasabi ice cream
Dessert: Koi panna cotta, Grass jelly drink, Black sapote, Fried chicken candy

Judges:

Contestants:

Alex Carter (eliminated after the appetizer)
Kaley Laird (eliminated after the entrée)
Allison Gilbert (eliminated after the dessert)
Veronica Martinez (winner)

Notes: The chefs had to work with bizarre ingredients in each round. Kaley was a runner-up on the original Chopped in the episode Snail Snafus.

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"Dude! Where's My Dessert?"

May 10, 2021

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Billiard cupcakes, Scotch, Beef jerky, Mangoes
Entrée: Bacon bouquet, Caramels, Blackberries, Gochujang sriracha
Dessert: Beer brownies, Peaches, Onion-flavored snacks, White Russian

Judges:

Contestants:

Joe Glaser (eliminated after the appetizer)
William Moyer (eliminated after the entrée)
Chris Johnson (eliminated after the dessert)
Jemil Gadea (winner)

Notes: In this all male episode, the first to occur on Chopped Sweets, each basket contained male friendly ingredients.

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4

"Sweet Cheesy Bliss"

May 17, 2021

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Grilled cheese tower, goat cheese, Meyer lemons, fig jam
Entrée: Ube bouncy cheesecake, pears, fondue, far far
Dessert: Brie, white pizza, rainbow carrots, dragon fruit chips

Judges:

Contestants:

Angela Wright (eliminated after the appetizer)
Paola de Maayer (eliminated after the entrée)
Fritz Knipschildt (eliminated after the dessert)
Kevin Futamachi (winner)

Notes: Fritz previously appeared on the original Chopped, getting eliminated in the first round in the episode Salty Veggies and Heated Battles.

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5

"It's No Picnic!"

May 17, 2021

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Watermelon fruit boat, rose, potato chips, Japanese egg salad sandwich
Entrée: Tomato-mozzarella baguette, lemonade, nectarines, strawberry gelatin salad
Dessert: Picnic cookies, iced tea, dried apple chips, dirt cake

Judges:

Scott Conant
Gesine Bullock Prado
Bryan Ford

Contestants:

James Jordan (eliminated after the appetizer)
Holly Webster (eliminated after the entrée)
Ryan Del Franco (eliminated after the dessert)
Jo Koller (winner)

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"Desserts in Bloom"

May 24, 2021

Ingredients:

Appetizer: Botanical pops, citrus begonias, limequats, snails
Entrée: Poppy cakes, salted cherry blossoms, lemon balm, sake
Dessert: Floral gelatin treats, fennel, honeycomb, pistachios

Judges:

Scott Conant
Stephanie Boswell
Maneet Chauhan

Contestants:

Divya Carmichael (eliminated after the appetizer)
Rose Lawrence (eliminated after the entrée)
Danielle O'Day (eliminated after the dessert)
Cristian Ortiz (winner)

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Chopped Sweets (TV Series 2019– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-08-15

"Food Network". Food Network. Retrieved 2020-09-29.

[imdb-1] Chopped Sweets (TV Series 2019– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-08-15

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