Sweet Genius

Ron Ben-Israel inspires the chefs with canine cuteness and entertaining. With two chefs left, a charming, chiming object gets imaginations ticking. But who will create the better cake from a supermarket treat and aromatic grass?

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.

With $10,000 at stake, the last two chefs are given a fair attraction as an inspiration, but can they be fairly certain that Chef Ron will enjoy their cakes made from a classic cookie and a leafy herb?

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.

Where there's smoke, there's inspiration! The chefs make a chewy fruit and meaty hors d'oeuvres work in their chocolate desserts and combine a Middle Eastern dip with a desert delight while inspired by 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?