• Watch Full Seasons
  • TV Schedule
  • Newsletters
  • Videos
  • Sweepstakes
  • Classes
  • Magazine
  • Blog
  • Shows A-Z
  • Chefs A-Z
  • Restaurants
  • Recipes on TV
Recipes
  • Healthy Meals + More
  • Easter Dishes
  • Comfort Food Recipes
  • Ultimate Baking Guide
  • On TV
See All Recipes
Recipe of the Day
Miss Kardea Brown's Kitchen Sink Cookies, as seen on Delicious Miss Brown, Season 7.
Kardea's Kitchen Sink Cookies
Trending Recipes
Food Network Kitchen’s Firecracker Shrimp and Rice.
Firecracker Shrimp and Rice
Sabzi Khordan
Food Network Kitchen’s Chick Slice-and-Bake Cookies.
Chick Slice-and-Bake Cookies
Southwestern Pulled Brisket Sandwiches
Shows
TV Schedule See TV Schedule
  • Girl Meets Farm

    8am | 7c
  • Girl Meets Farm

    8:30am | 7:30c
  • Girl Meets Farm

    9am | 8c
  • Girl Meets Farm

    9:30am | 8:30c
  • The Kitchen

    10am | 9c
  • The Kitchen

    11am | 10c
  • The Kitchen

    12pm | 11c
  • The Kitchen

    1pm | 12c
  • Beat Bobby Flay

    2pm | 1c
  • Beat Bobby Flay

    2:30pm | 1:30c
  • Beat Bobby Flay

    3pm | 2c
  • Beat Bobby Flay

    3:30pm | 2:30c
  • Beat Bobby Flay

    4pm | 3c
  • Beat Bobby Flay

    4:30pm | 3:30c
  • Beat Bobby Flay

    5pm | 4c
  • Beat Bobby Flay

    5:30pm | 4:30c
  • Spring Baking Championship

    6pm | 5c
  • Spring Baking Championship

    8pm | 7c
  • On Tonight

    Easter Basket Challenge

    9pm | 8c
  • Easter Basket Challenge

    10pm | 9c
  • Chopped

    11pm | 10c
  • Spring Baking Championship

    12am | 11c
  • Easter Basket Challenge

    1am | 12c
  • Easter Basket Challenge

    2am | 1c
  • Chopped

    3am | 2c
  • The Great Food Truck Race

    4am | 3c
See All Shows
Popular Shows
Tournament of Champions
Superchef Grudge Match
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
In the Kitchen
The Pioneer Woman
The Kitchen
Girl Meets Farm
Chefs
Chefs & Hosts
Kardea Brown
Ree Drummond
Ina Garten
Sunny Anderson
Bobby Flay
Valerie Bertinelli
Guy Fieri
Molly Yeh
See All Chefs
Trending
  • Trending Eats
  • Newsletters
The Latest
The Key Food Moments You May Have Missed in The Last of Us
’90s Kid-Drink SunnyD Is Growing Up
Starbucks’ New Spring Drink Is Cinnamon Caramel Cream Nitro Cold Brew
Currently Obsessed With...
KFC Brings Back Its Mind-Boggling Bunless Chicken Sandwich, The Double Down
Chipotle’s Latest Menu Item Started as a Viral TikTok Hack
Shop
  • Product Reviews
  • Gift Ideas
  • Shop Everything
  • Newsletter
Shop Now
What's New
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 19: (L-R) XFL owner Dwayne Johnson reacts on the sideline during the first half of the XFL game between the DC Defenders and the Seattle Sea Dragons at Audi Field on February 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)between the DC Defenders and the Seattle Sea Dragons
We Tried Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's Record-Breaking Tequila
9 of the Spiciest Snacks in the World, Ranked
5 Best Mortar and Pestles, Tested by Food Network Kitchen
3 Best Ladles, Tested by Food Network Kitchen
3 Best Microfiber Cleaning Cloths, Tested By Food Network Kitchen
Sweepstakes
  • Stock Your Pantry
  • All Sweepstakes + Contests
Enter Daily for Your Chance to Win $10,000
  • Home
  • Shows
  • Sweet Genius
  • Sweet Genius Episodes

Sweet Genius

Hosted by Ron Ben-Israel

  • Main
  • Episodes

Sweet Genius Episodes

  • Season 3.0
  • Season 2.0
  • Season 1.0
Change Season
Season 1, Episode 1

Disco Genius

Relax! A very Zen object of inspiration takes the spotlight in the first test. But can it calm the nerves of the four aspiring geniuses, who must make fabulous frozen desserts using jelly beans and hot sauce? Then when the second test gets underway, the competition gets stinky. The chefs try not to let a foul-smelling fruit distract them from their singular goal of creating desserts inspired by a fabled one-horned creature. Then for the final test, '70s fever takes over! With a disco ball as inspiration and carbonated candies as a mandatory ingredient, the final two chefs must rock out delicious desserts if they want to secure the Sweet Genius title and the $10,000 prize.

Season 1, Episode 2

Global Genius

Life's a beach! But pastry is no walk by the shore! Four chefs are presented with a conch shell as inspiration for the first test of genius, and, apropos, seaweed as a mandatory ingredient. But when the tide rises, which three chefs will be left standing? Then when the chefs are encouraged to think globally in the second test, are they in for a world of trouble? Things take a bitter turn with a rare Asian fruit as a mandatory ingredient. And when a colorful inspiration meets a dark beverage in the final test, the remaining chefs try fiercely to outwit each other, and someone's ego is wounded.

Season 1, Episode 3

Candied Genius

The chefs are aflutter with excitement when the fluttering inspiration for the first test is revealed: butterflies! On a wing and a prayer, the chefs try to create amazing frozen desserts with candied ginger and squid ink as mandatory ingredients. Then the remaining chefs' Desserts I.Q.'s are tested with a baked desserts competition, featuring a luminescent inspiration and a gelatinous ingredient. And during the final face-off, the two chefs left must create chocolate desserts inspired by a favorite childhood amusement and including a fowl ingredient. When they present their last desserts, will they feel like sitting ducks before Chef Ron Ben-Israel?

Season 1, Episode 4

Hard-Boiled Genius

Don't crack under pressure! In the first test of genius, the chefs must cook frozen desserts that include hard-boiled eggs. But they discover that success will be hard-fought when they set eyes on the challenging object of inspiration: a splendid treasure from the sea. None of the mandatory ingredients in the second test are usually used in desserts. But as they struggle to make it work, the chefs' imaginations are sparked. And when the final two chefs are given gummy candies for the last test, can they make purr-fectly yummy desserts inspired by a cat?

Season 1, Episode 5

Glistening Genius

Inspired by a jellyfish in a tank, the chefs dive into the first test. But can they make sweet and sour mandatory ingredients work swimmingly in their frozen desserts? Then in the second test, are diamonds a chef's best friend? The competitors are given that glistening inspiration as well as mandatory ingredients, duck fat and fusilli, as they attempt to make delicious baked desserts. And in a nail-biting final test, the chefs' fate is, literally, up in the air.

Season 1, Episode 6

Hidden Genius

High hopes! Walking tall into the first test, the chefs are given heels as inspiration for their frozen desserts. But does the shoe fit with salt and vinegar potato chips? And Chef Ron watches to see whether experience will help or hinder the chefs' creativity. A reptilian inspiration and a childhood treat make for a terrifically challenging second test! Then Chef Ron Ben-Israel will decide once and for all who has hidden genius within, through a final test, featuring masquerade masks and candy apples. And things get very interesting when one chef appears to have forgotten something important in the oven!

Season 1, Episode 7

Dark Genius

The heat is on when the lights go off! Darkness is the inspiration for the first test. And the chefs are challenged to use a spicy hot candy and a rare fruit in their frozen desserts. In the second test, a bejeweled egg and a bottle of bubbly set the stage for some sophisticated baked desserts. And when the final test of genius involves a bone-chilling ingredient and a gritty inspiration, it is a fight to the finish to see which of the remaining two chefs will take home the $10,000.

Season 1, Episode 8

Fiery Genius

Fire! The chefs are burning to jump to it when they see the inspiration for the first test. And a Sweet Genius should know just how to make cheese puffs work perfectly in a frozen dessert. Then in the second test, multi-colored treats are a mandatory ingredient and multiple techniques are utilized by a creative crew of chefs. And in an intense final test, the chefs are inspired by a Chinese Dragonhead and required to use an unusual Mexican delicacy.

  • Previous Season
  • Next Season

On TV

Girl Meets Farm

8am | 7c

Girl Meets Farm

8:30am | 7:30c

Girl Meets Farm

9am | 8c

Girl Meets Farm

9:30am | 8:30c

The Kitchen

10am | 9c

The Kitchen

11am | 10c

The Kitchen

12pm | 11c

The Kitchen

1pm | 12c

Beat Bobby Flay

2pm | 1c

Beat Bobby Flay

2:30pm | 1:30c

Beat Bobby Flay

3pm | 2c

Beat Bobby Flay

3:30pm | 2:30c

Beat Bobby Flay

4pm | 3c

Beat Bobby Flay

4:30pm | 3:30c

Beat Bobby Flay

5pm | 4c

Beat Bobby Flay

5:30pm | 4:30c

Spring Baking Championship

6pm | 5c

Spring Baking Championship

8pm | 7c
On Tonight
On Tonight

Easter Basket Challenge

9pm | 8c

Easter Basket Challenge

10pm | 9c

Chopped

11pm | 10c

Spring Baking Championship

12am | 11c

Easter Basket Challenge

1am | 12c

Easter Basket Challenge

2am | 1c

Chopped

3am | 2c

The Great Food Truck Race

4am | 3c
See Full Schedule

What's New

Meet the Chefs Competing on Ciao House 11 Photos

Meet the Celebrity Guests on Fast Foodies 11 Photos

Meet the Competitors of Spring Baking Championship: Easter, Season 3 9 Photos

Meet the Competitors of Spring Baking Championship, Season 9 12 Photos

These 32 chefs are vying for the coveted belt ... and a HUGE cash prize of $100,000! Tune in Sundays at 8|7c to watch. 33 Photos

Meet the Chefs Competing on Superchef Grudge Match 15 Photos

Worst Cooks in America, Season 25: Meet the Recruits 13 Photos

Meet the Competitors of Kids Baking Championship, Season 11 13 Photos

Meet the Bakers on Bake It 'Til You Make It 8 Photos

Easy, Adorable Gingerbread Treats 11 Photos

Meet the Teams Competing on Holiday Baking Championship: Gingerbread Showdown, Season 2 19 Photos

Meet the Competitors of Holiday Baking Championship, Season 9 13 Photos

Meet the Teams Competing on Holiday Wars, Season 4 10 Photos

Meet Ina's Guests 12 Photos

Recipes from Halloween Cookie Challenge 42 Photos

Meet the Superstar Chefs 10 Photos

Halloween Cookie Challenge: Meet the Competitors 24 Photos

Meet the Chefs and Titans Competing on Bobby's Triple Threat 11 Photos

Meet the Teams on Halloween Wars, Season 12 10 Photos

Meet the Contestants of Outrageous Pumpkins, Season 3 7 Photos

Halloween Baking Championship Season 8: Meet the Competitors 13 Photos

Vegan Pantry Essentials 35 Photos

Bobby and Sophie Hit the California Coast 15 Photos

Guy's Summer Games: Meet the Competitors 9 Photos

Sneak Peek of Kitchen Crash, Season 2 17 Photos

Me or the Menu: Meet the Couples 4 Photos

Meet the Competitors of Beachside Brawl 9 Photos

Chopped: Desperately Seeking Sous-Chef Tournament — Meet the Competitors 17 Photos

Meet the Teams from The Great Food Truck Race: Hottest Season Ever 10 Photos

Michael's Best Summer Party Recipes 22 Photos

Latest Stories

Fearless Military Chefs Take Their Skills to the Chopped Kitchen Mar 16, 2023

Fill Out Your Tournament of Champions, Season 4 Bracket NOW! Feb 13, 2023

By: Maria Russo

Guy Fieri's Tournament of Champions Returns for Its Wildest, Most Unpredictable Season Yet Jan 12, 2023

Sun, Sand, Eats and Drinks: SOBEWFF 2023 Returns Jan 9, 2023

Long-Standing Food Feuds Are Settled in New Series Hosted by Superchef Darnell Ferguson Jan 6, 2023

Food Network and NFL Team Up For An All-New Primetime Event Nov 28, 2022

Social Stars Enter Boot Camp with Anne Burrell and New Mentor Darnell Ferguson Nov 22, 2022

Chef Kathy Fang Innovates Chinese Cuisine While Honoring Longtime Family Traditions in New Docuseries Chef Dynasty: House of Fang Nov 16, 2022

Celebrate the Season with a Fresh Batch of Holiday Programming Oct 13, 2022

Get Ready for Two New Holiday Feature Films Starring Fan-Favorites Bobby Flay and Duff Goldman Coming Soon to discovery+ Oct 12, 2022

Ghouls, Goblins, Pumpkins and More To Watch This Month Sep 12, 2022

Unsuspecting Home Cooks Go Head-to-Head Against World-Class Chefs in New Series Outchef'd Aug 25, 2022

Only the Most-Elite Chefs Will Enter Bobby Flay’s Secret Kitchen for a Triple Threat Throwdown Against Culinary Titans Aug 18, 2022

By: Maria Russo

5 Tips for Smoking Meats for Beginners from Rashad Jones, Master of 'Cue Aug 11, 2022

Food and Fun Become One on Guy's Ultimate Game Night Jul 25, 2022

The Try Guys Face Off in Kitchens with No Recipes, No Culinary Training and 100% Commitment Jul 28, 2022

Bobby Flay and His Daughter, Sophie, Hit the California Coast in Search of Sun, Surf, Seafood and the Best of L.A. Jul 11, 2022

By: Maria Russo

Summertime Games, Next Level BBQ & Beachside Bites Are Heading Your Way Jul 6, 2022

Real Budgets and Big Flavors on Big Bad Budget Battle Jun 30, 2022

5 BBQ Tools You Didn't Know You Needed Jun 28, 2022

Tabitha Brown Helps Satisfy the Most Particular Palates Jun 29, 2022

5 Unexpected Foods That Are Even Better on the Grill Jun 28, 2022

Michael Symon Explores BBQ USA in a Smokin’ New Series Jun 8, 2022

By: Maria Russo

Antonia Lofaso, Tiffani Faison and Brooke Williamson Heat Up the Summer With New Series May 25, 2022

Guy and His Family Begin an Epic RV Adventure on All-American Road Trip May 11, 2022

All the Things You Didn't Know About Bobby Flay May 3, 2022

By: Maria Russo

Baking, BBQ and More Delicious Dishes Are Heading Your Way May 2, 2022

Join Ace of Taste Duff Goldman for Sweet and Savory Family-Friendly Recipes Apr 4, 2022

By: Maria Russo

You'll Never Use a Skillet Again After Learning Molly's Baked Egg Hack Mar 30, 2022

By: Cecilia Morales

Rhett & Link Get the Inside Scoop on America's Favorite Foods Mar 23, 2022

Our Newsletter

Sign up for the Trending Eats Newsletter Privacy Policy

  • Site Map
  • Visitor Agreement
  • AdChoices
  • Privacy Notice
  • About
  • Newsroom
  • Advertise
  • Help
  • TV Ratings
  • Online Closed Captioning
  • California Privacy Notice
  • Accessibility
  • Newsletters
  • Discovery, Inc.
  • International Editions
    • United States
    • Asia
    • Brazil
    • Canada
    • Europe, Middle East & Africa
    • United Kingdom
    • Latin America
  • The Discovery Family of Networks
    • HGTV
    • Food.com
    • Travel Channel
    • TLC.com
    • Discovery.com
    • Cooking Channel
  • © 2023 Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. or its subsidiaries and affiliates. All rights reserved.