Zumbo's Just Desserts

Zumbo's Just Desserts

Australia’s very own Willy Wonka Adriano Zumbo and acclaimed British chef Rachel Khoo go in search of Australia’s sweetest home cooks. Amateur dessert makers from around the country will put their sweet baking skills to the test until the ultimate dessert king or queen is crowned.

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Reflective Dessert

1. Reflective Dessert

Air Date: 2016-08-22

Australia's most celebrated patissier Adriano Zumbo will put twelve of the country's most passionate dessert makers to the test on Zumbo's Just Desserts. They will be joined by Rachel Khoo.

Franken Desserts

2. Franken Desserts

Air Date: 2016-08-23

The Sweet Sensations task is all about 'Franken desserts', where contestants must take existing desserts and fuse them together to create a brand new creation.

Chocolate Dessert

3. Chocolate Dessert

Air Date: 2016-08-24

Using chocolate, the remaining dessert makers must produce their most swoon-worthy creation. The two weakest will head straight to the Zumbo Test, where a truly monumental challenge awaits them.

Kids Birthday Cake

4. Kids Birthday Cake

Air Date: 2016-08-29

The contestants must create the ultimate kids party cake. Adriano Zumbo and Rachel Khoo won't be the only judges; they've called in some tough critics - kids!

Gravity

5. Gravity

Air Date: 2016-08-30

The dessert makers must conjure up a creation that defies gravity in their toughest challenge yet. Who will pull off the impossible, and who will come crashing back down to earth?

Arnott's Desserts

6. Arnott's Desserts

Air Date: 2016-09-05

The remaining dessert makers must take their favourite Arnott's biscuit and turn it into an amazing new dessert. One dessert maker suffers an epic meltdown as the heat rises in the kitchen.

Burning Passion

7. Burning Passion

Air Date: 2016-09-06

For this Sweet Sensations task, they have to demonstrate their burning passion by creating a dessert inspired by fire. Who will capture the drama of fire and set the judges' worlds alight?

Classic Aussie Dessert

8. Classic Aussie Dessert

Air Date: 2016-09-12

Fruit Dessert

9. Fruit Dessert

Air Date: 2016-09-13

The remaining dessert makers must tap into their natural talent. To make it to the end, they'll not only need to draw on everything they've learned but also trust their natural instincts.

Golden Ticket

10. Golden Ticket

Air Date: 2016-09-19

A golden surprise is in store for the remaining contestants.

Go Big

11. Go Big

Air Date: 2016-09-20

This episodes sweet sensations task has been seriously up-sized. They'll have to go big or go home.

Grand Final

12. Grand Final

Air Date: 2016-09-27

Who will be crowned the winner in the Grand Final tonight? The top two will need to call on every skill they've mastered in the competition, every lesson learnt to survive the Ultimate Zumbo Test.

Make Some Magic!

1. Make Some Magic!

Air Date: 2019-11-17

The judges ask 10 new cooks for dazzling desserts that are hiding a secret. Later, the bottom two must make a whimsical "I'm Not Lion" cake.

The Terrifying Tower

2. The Terrifying Tower

Air Date: 2019-11-18

The next task is a tall order: edible towers that are at least 2 feet high. The two cooks who don't measure up must make Zumbo's "Lucky 13" cake.

Sundae Dream

3. Sundae Dream

Air Date: 2019-11-19

The competition heats up with different takes on the ultimate ice cream sundae. Then it's on to Zumbo's "lazy" version ... which is anything but.

Out of this World

4. Out of this World

Air Date: 2019-11-20

An out-of-this-world challenge sends the cooks' creativity sky-high. But a Zumbo Test of sobering difficulty brings two of them back down to earth.

An Enchanted Party

5. An Enchanted Party

Air Date: 2019-11-24

Kids take over the Dessert Factory for a colorful party-cake challenge. But the fun's over when Zumbo reveals a fruity test fraught with peril.

Suspended in Time

6. Suspended in Time

Air Date: 2019-11-25

A dessert challenge with a timed bonus keeps the competitors on their toes. Later, the lowest scorers must make a layered cake -- a clock on a rock.

Fright Night

7. Fright Night

Air Date: 2019-11-26

The contestants' sweet creations take a dark turn with desserts that scream "fright night." And if they fail? A terrifying Zumbo Test awaits.

Smoke and Mirrors

8. Smoke and Mirrors

Air Date: 2019-12-04

It’s a fight to the finish -- with smoke and mirrors -- as three hungry dessert makers compete for a golden ticket to the finals.

Secret Garden

9. Secret Garden

Air Date: 2019-12-05

Tension grows in a semifinal round of garden-inspired sweets, with two cooks duking it out for the remaining spot in the grand finale.

Bring on the Bling

10. Bring on the Bling

Air Date: 2019-12-05

With their dessert dreams on the line, the finalists are ready to compete. But this time, the Zumbo Test comes first -- and it’s a doozy.

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Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

2016-08-22

Episodes

22 (2 seasons)

Status

Ended

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