MasterChef Junior

The Next Generation

Sixteen young home cooks arrive and find themselves preparing dishes using Alexander Weiss's favorite ingredients, inclu

Flip It!

A pancake-flipping contest precedes a challenge to create the best citrus cream pie.

Mom Knows Best

A three-legged challenge is held to make a dozen cupcakes. Later, Gordon's mom visits the kitchen as a guest judge when

An Egg-Cellent Adventure

The contestants fry eggs sunny-side up in a 10-minute challenge, and later prepare their signature dishes that will anch

Pop-Up Restaurant

The last six cooks split up into teams to compete in the inaugural restaurant challenge, with the winning group advancin

A Cut Above the Rest

The final four cooks must break down an Alaskan king salmon and produce as many perfect filets possible; contestants mus

The Finale

The top 2 junior chefs prepare a three-course menu in their last challenge; the winner is crowned, receiving a trophy an

The Class of 2015

Season 3 begins with the introduction of 19 new cooks, who tackle their first mystery box challenge by making a dish wit

Easy as Pie

Three of the junior cooks race to be the first to top their pies with whipped meringue; the cooks pair up to create saus

Grandad Gordon!

Twelve cooks remain for a mystery box challenge using ingredients that get better with age. Later, the contestants work

Raw Talent

A pantry hunt pits the winners from the previous challenge against one another to match the most ingredients in the time

Family Style

In the next mystery box challenge, the eight remaining junior home cooks create unique banana dishes. The junior home co

Restaurant Takeover

In one of the toughest challenges of the season, the six remaining junior home cooks face the restaurant takeover challe

The Crème De La Crème...Brulee

The competition heats up as the 4 remaining junior home cooks must prepare 20 crème brulees. The home cook who successf

The Finale

In the exciting season finale, the two finalists competes head-to-head and prepare the most important menu of their youn

New Kids on the Chopping Block

America's top 24 junior home cooks enter the kitchen for the first time and jump right into their first mystery box chal

A Sweet Surprise

Season Two winner Logan returns to offer some advice to the remaining contestants. The top three contestants from the pr

One Small Step

The Top 20 junior home cooks face an out-of-this-world Mystery Box challenge with special guest astronaut Tracy Dyson, d

The Good, the Bad, and the Smelly

The remaining 18 junior home cooks face their first team challenge of the season and the first-ever MasterChef Junior te

Happy Birthday

The remaining junior home cooks party their way into the next team challenge when they leave the MasterChef Junior kitch

When Life Gives You Lemons

The remaining junior home cooks squeeze in a seven-minute team challenge, in which they must make a batch of raspberry m

Blind Ambition

After a tough elimination challenge, the Top 12 junior home cooks face their next task when the judges test their senses

Hatching a Plan

In the next team challenge, the junior home cooks will face an egg-cellent challenge and compete in pairs to see who can

Tag Team Time

Christina Tosi brings a special guest into the MasterChef kitchen — her mom — to present the next mystery box challe

A Gordon Ramsay Dinner Party

The remaining 6 junior home cooks receive a special invitation to Gordon's home for their next team challenge. Each team

Head of the Class

The Finale

In the highly anticipated season finale, the two finalists will compete head-to-head and prepare the most important menu

Quest for the Apron (1)

Sixteen of the country's finest junior home cooks compete for eight of the Top 20 spots of the season. After being split

Quest for the Apron (2)

The remaining junior chefs compete for the final 12 spots in the Top 20. Making dishes ranging from cupcakes, to steak a

Just Like Gordon

The Top 20 face the season's first mystery box challenge, during which they must cook dishes using both sweet and savory

Batter Hurry Up

The Top 18 return to the kitchen to face off in 2 challenges. In the first, the young cooks are split into teams and hav

Kitchen Emergency

The Top 16 face off in their first team challenge, during which they cook lunch for first responders. Each team will hav

A Presidential Mystery Box

The Top 14 junior home cooks receive a mystery box challenge inspired by the White House garden from former First Lady M

Pie-Eyed

Guest judge Richard Blais enters the kitchen to see what the kids can cook up. In the first challenge, the Top 12 junior

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner

Guest judge Richard Blais enters the kitchen once again, but not to judge the remaining 10 junior home cooks. There's a

Scouts Honor

The Top 12 junior home cooks take their talents to the great outdoors, where they will cook for America's Girl Scouts an

Winter Wonderland

In the first challenge, the young chefs are split into teams of two and must replicate a gingerbread house. Then, in the

Tag Team

MasterChef welcomes guest judge Chef Edward Lee...and the contestants' families! In the season's first mystery box chall

The Muppets Take MasterChef

The Top 6 are split up into two teams, and have 75 minutes to create an entrée for VIP guests who range from firefighte

Pop-up Restaurant

The remaining young cooks face a high-pressure team challenge, during which they must cook for food critics, chefs and j

The Semi-Finals

The Top 4 are in for a sweet challenge, as they recreate a chocolate molten lava cake to perfection. The winner will rec

Finale

In the last cook-off of the season, guest judges Wolfgang Puck and Martha Stewart join, as the two finalists prepare a t

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

The 40 junior home cooks are split up into two groups – girls and boys. All 20 girls are tasked with making a flawless

The Boys Are Back in Town

The 40 junior home cooks are split up into two groups – girls and boys. All 20 boys must prepare the perfect chicken b

Recipe for Love

The Top 20 face a team challenge to prepare a lunch service for a wedding party of 75 guests, which will consist of rack

American Classics

The Top 22 split up into teams and must prepare as many perfect-looking milkshakes as they can in just 10 minutes. The w

Recipe for Love

The Top 20 face their toughest team challenge yet: preparing lunch service for a wedding of 75 guests. Both sides will b

No Sugar, Sugar

The junior home cooks face a mystery box challenge that tasks them with making desserts using natural sweeteners other t

Donut Sweat It

The junior chefs split up into pairs and have to decorate and frost as many specialty donuts as they can in just 10 minu

Room Service

The junior home cooks split into two teams and take over the kitchen at an upscale hotel in Los Angeles, where they will

Tag Team

The remaining junior chef-testants have 45 minutes to create dishes inspired by their families using farm fresh ingredie

Under Pressure

The Top 12 have just 15 minutes to make as many eggs benedict dishes as they can. Later, they must prepare one of the mo

A Can Do Attitude

Then, the remaining home cooks create their own unique dishes but must use one common ingredient: chocolate.

Popup Restaurant

The junior chefs cook for 30 MASTERCHEF JUNIOR alumni at a pop-up restaurant. The losing team will head back to the MAST

Grandma Gordon

The remaining junior home cooks prepare dishes inspired by their grandmothers.

The Finale Pt. 1

After a season's worth of challenges that tested the cooking abilities of young contestants from across the nation, only

The Finale Pt. 2 The Winner

The final three contestants carry on cooking their 3-course meal. In the end, only one will be crowned the winner and re

New Kids on the Block

Twenty-four junior home cooks from across the United States visit the MasterChef kitchen and immediately face difficult

Going Bananas

Twenty-four junior home cooks from across the United States visit the MasterChef kitchen and immediately face difficult

Under the Big Top

The 20 junior home cooks face a carnival-themed challenge that will test their leadership and communication abilities as

Off The Hook

The 18 remaining junior home cooks must prepare a worthy dish with a fish that they must debone entirely on their own in

Something to Trifle With

The Top 16 junior home cooks are split into three teams before they are given only 20 minutes to create as many deliciou

Quacking Under Pressure

The top 14 junior home cooks face a difficult mystery box challenge where they must learn to butcher an entire duck and

Camp MasterChef

The Top 14 young home cooks visit the great outdoors to feed hungry campers with delicious recipes that may be featured

Kidz Bop Kitchen

The Top 12 are visited by the children from Kidz Bop, who introduces a special twist on the young cook's next mystery bo

Pasta Race

The Top 10 junior home cooks are put into teams and compete against one another to roll out the longest pasta sheet that

Girl Power

The Top 10 face a difficult team challenge in which they prepare dishes for a group of important female role models, who

Too Corny

The Top Eight are put into pairs and must overcome a mystery box challenge that tests their creativity as they must use

The Restaurant Takeover

The Top Six cooks are given full control over the kitchen at Mélisse, a Michelin Star-rated restaurant in Los Angeles,

The Semi-Final

The junior home cooks face their final mystery box challenge, which tests their ability to create a dish that draws insp

The Finale, Part 1

Twenty-four junior home cooks have been whittled down to just the final three, who give their last-ditch efforts to impr

The Finale, Part 2

The final three junior home cooks continue to try to impress the judges by creating the best three-course meal to win th

Punch And Munch

Sixteen pint-sized chefs from all around the country earn their white aprons and are tasked with their first challenge:

Taste It, Make It

Fifteen chefs join together and collaborate in their groups to create the most show-stopping pizzas in only 20 minutes.

All's Fair At Ren Faire

The remaining 14 junior chefs split into 2 teams to prepare a medieval-themed dish for a crowd of lords and ladies, who

Donut Holes & Hold Your Nose

Gordon Ramsay's daughter, Matilda "Tilly" Ramsay, joins as a guest judge, as the panel challenges the remaining 13 young

Daphne's Baby Shower

To celebrate the approaching birth of her baby, judge Daphne Oz challenges the remaining 12 young chefs to divide into 2

Where's Walnuts?

After facing a nutty Mystery Box challenge, 11 junior chefs compete in a fiery elimination challenge. They also welcome

Motocross Mayhem

The Top 10 chefs start their engines for the ultimate race of the season, as they head over to a secret destination for

Jalapeño Business

The nine remaining junior chefs create one of the most popular fried, feisty and spicy finger foods

The Big Bake Sale

The eight remaining junior chefs split into teams for a bake sale challenge. Gordon, Daphne and Aaron judge four differe

Totally Egg-streme

This week, the seven remaining junior chefs test their culinary knowledge of different types of eggs and cuts of steak.

The Restaurant Takeover

The top six junior chefs put their professional skills to the test during a restaurant takeover at the luxury hotel NoMa

Alexander In A Box

MASTERCHEF JUNIOR Season One winner Alexander Weiss makes a surprise return, as the chefs are challenged to filet as man

WWE Tag Team

The four remaining junior chefs pair up with WWE Superstars, who are much more comfortable in the ring. The winning juni

The Semi-Final

The top three contestants are visited by their loved ones, and they have one hour to cook a dish for each of the judges

The Road To The Finale

On the road to the finals, Gordon Ramsay recaps the biggest moments of Season 8; bloopers, clips and outtakes of the sea

The Finale

Two finalists compete for the $100,000 prize; the chefs must create an entrée and dessert that best represents themselv

Eating Emoji

Twelve young home chefs enter the kitchen to battle it out for the title of the next MasterChef Junior champion, taking

Under the Sea

The remaining eleven contestants are back in the kitchen for a mystery treasure chest challenge.

Globetrotters

The chefs are tasked with preparing hearty meals for the Harlem Globetrotters. Each team must whip up a meal that satisf

Magic Castle

The top eight young chefs journey to the famous Magic Castle to celebrate its 60th anniversary; the chefs split into tea

Mystery Box

The top seven young chefs are faced with a mystery box challenge made from their nightmares! The judges task the contest

Pancakes & Ice Cream

The remaining six chefs compete for the top spot in a team-based pancake challenge.

Thyme Travel

The five remaining young chefs travel back in time to one week one to earn a spot in the semi-finals; the chefs are task

Gordon Demo

The remaining four chefs must cook alongside Gordon Ramsey himself; tasked with replicating one of Gordon's iconic duck

Finale (1)

The three finalists battle against each other in the ultimate showdown; the pint-sized chefs are tasked with creating an

Finale (2)

The three finalists are one step away from winning the competition as they complete their main courses and whip up a stu