Sweet Genius

Ron Ben-Israel gets imaginations ticking with a charming, chiming object.

It is Halloween time, time for everyone's favorite Sweet Genius to stir up some devilish trouble in his World of Desserts.

The heat is on with an erupting volcano as the inspiration for the first test. Will the chefs' chocolate desserts made from pink beans and an exotic fruit explode with flavor?

Chef Ron's surprisingly conceptual first inspiration sends our master pastry chefs down a dark path.

The inspiration for the first test comes straight from the Thanksgiving banquet, as does one of the mandatory ingredients.

Some squeaky birds get the chefs thinking up festive candy creations.

Ron Ben-Isreal has holiday surprises for the competitors! A North Pole ambassador, a fabled pudding and a yuletide candy are the first test. The last chefs make chocolate treats with beets and a magical inspiration.

Competitors make chocolate desserts from chicken stock and a Southern candy treat. Finally, a heavenly, twinkling inspiration and two assertive ingredients make for an intriguing final match-up.

The chefs find inspiration from a Native American talisman.

Chef Ron introduces the chefs to his rockin' first inspiration, and it's crunch time when the chefs get a fruity cereal as a mandatory ingredient.

The chefs rocket into the competition, creating space-themed chocolate desserts.

Chef Ron has another entertaining, inspiring surprise for the competitors as they concoct ways to incorporate a shockingly colorful tuber.

A matrimonial-themed test has the chefs wondering what to do with two white mandatory ingredients. Will they marry well with the finalists' cakes? And who will earn the $10,000 prize money?