The featured ingredient is SpaghettiOs. Included: One contestant rolls out dough from scratch; and later, the canned pasta is used to make Asian lettuce wraps and pierogi.
The Twinkie proves challenging to recreate for one contestant, whose snack cake looks like it spent too much time in the sun. Later, a tostada is made using the cream-filled treat.
The contestants take on the Bloomin' Onion appetizer from Outback Steakhouse. Included: one of them makes a Philly cheesecake using the signature dish.
Ho Hos are featured in the Season 2 premiere. Included: one chef tries to recreate the sweet treat using coconut oil; and a duck breast encrusted with the snack cake is served to the judges.
Time is not on the competing chefs' side as they tackle four different flavors of potato chips during the Recreate Round. Later, a seared tuna dish takes the judges by surprise.
One chef runs into a sticky situation while trying to recreate a famous baked good. Later, the Innovative Round finds the judges getting a taste of Wagyu beef, served with beurre blanc and something cinnamony sweet.
A delicate wafer cookie is the featured ingredient. Included: one chef prepares sea scallops crusted in panko, Parmesan and Pepperidge Farm Pirouette cookies.
In the Recreate Round, one chef tries to take a shortcut while making their Hostess Sno Balls when they use mocha instead of marshmallow. In the Innovate Round, it's a battle between a torte and a tart.
No need to choose between trick or treat when the chefs Recreate Halloween's favorite friend, Candy Corn! In the Innovate Round, will the competitors original dishes featuring Candy Corn be ghoulish or delish?
The challenge is to recreate Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies, then use the item in an innovative way. Included: putting raw sugar in dough doesn't go over well with the judges, who are later served a duck breast rubbed with the sweet treat.
The proof is in the Swiss Miss Triple Chocolate Dream Pudding, when the chefs try to avoid elimination, but one chef's overuse of white chocolate may spell disaster.