Kids Baking Championship: Amazing Animals: Release Date, what to expect, and more revealed

Kids Baking Championship: Amazing Animals release date is set for January 6, 2025. The show has been nominated for an Emmy for its format and setting kids together at an early age, for success in the baking industry.

A new theme has been decided by the creators for the season. It will be "Amazing Animals". We will witness Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown who are the hosts and judges of the show, come back.

12 kids are invited for the championship where the winner of the season will have a chance to get $25,000. They will also get an opportunity to be featured in the Food Network Magazine. The winning kid will be crowned as the Kids Baking Champion.

Kids Baking Championship: Amazing Animals Release Date

Kids Baking Championship: Amazing Animals will drop on January 6, 2025, on Food Network. The episodes will air at 8 PM Eastern Time and will air every week on Mondays.

Kids Baking Championship: Amazing Animals Details and what to expect

The kids will be guided by Duff and Kardea while hosting and judging the series. A press release for the upcoming season states that,

“The twelve kid bakers must craft creative and delicious animal-themed treats for a chance at winning the grand prize.”

This is not all. The series has also planned some fun surprises for the kids. There are guests featured all across the season who visit the contestants. Betsy Ayala is the head of content at Warner Brothers Discovery and while talking about the show, said,

“Kids Baking Championship is a celebration of the amazing things kids can do in the kitchen, not only with their baking and decorating skills but also in how they support each other even while competing.”

She continued,

“With animals as the inspiration the creations are adorable, and the kids are exceptional in the most heartwarming way.”

The installment will feature 10 episodes for the next season. In the very first entry, we will witness a parrot called Chicken and a cockatoo named Teva making an entrance.

Kids Baking Championship: Amazing Animals Cast List

The network has also released a list of children who are participating in the upcoming season. Here is a list of them all;

Micah Parsons from Stephenville, Texas
Carly Van Pelt from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Pierce Sario from Atlanta, Georgia
Ella Hayek from Ann Arbor, Michigan
Noah Azeez from Toronto, Canada
Arielle Yang from Sandy, Utah
Carter Siporin from Perkasie, Pennsylvania
Aria Karayil from Danville, California
Jack Whalen from West Richland, Washington
Ellvie Smith from Attalla, Alabama
Piper Lowe from Kansas City, Kansas
Brooklyn Barrett from Orlando, Florida

Kids Baking Championship: Amazing Animals - About the Hosts

Previously, we used to see Valerie Bertinelli host the show since season 1 with Duff Goldman. Although, this time, Kardea Brown will replace Valerie. It was confirmed in January this year that Valerie will not be returning for another season of the show.

Kardea is not a new face on the show. She has made previous appearances as a guest judge on Kids Baking Championship and Spring Baking Championship. However, this new season will be her very first one in a more permanent role. Duff and she have worked together on a holiday special previously.

It seems like Duff and Kardea share great chemistry on Kids Baking Championship. While talking about her to People, Duff said,

"Kardea has been so much fun as a co-host. She is absolutely killing it. She is so good with children...Her culinary chops are great. She knows what she's talking about. But seeing her with kids, she has just absolutely blossomed. She is so natural and easy with them. The kids just implicitly trust her. It's lovely. It's really, really great. I am so excited about it."