Chopped: Júnior

Junior chefs encounter weird ingredients; a swamp special must be combined with a spicy frozen dessert in the appetizer round; peppers and puffer fish tails are in entree basket; the kid chefs try a Scandinavian pancake.[Food Network]

Sixteen skilled young winners return to compete $25,000. In the first battle of this five-part tournament, the champs are faced with a French delicacy, pork tenderloin and a crunchy snack.

A new group of four past champs return to compete in the $25,000 finale. To make it to the next round, the young chefs must face an infamous Chopped ingredient, steaks and deep-fried treats.

The youngest group of champions returns to compete for a spot in the finale. If they want to make it to the next round, the cooks will have to deal with delicate seafood, chocolates in disguise and chili flakes with dessert.

Four young cooks compete in challenges involving scrumptious rolls and guilty pleasures before attempting to impress the judges with their desserts.

Four of the most talented Chopped Junior competitors compete for a third win, the title and $25,000! The first two baskets include a wild jerky and a strange ketchup. Then, the final round calls for some kid-friendly bubbly.

Junior chefs encounter outlandish surprises in every basket, but will working with weird ingredients throw them off their game? Guest judges are Food Network Star finalist Martita Jara, Marcus Samuelsson and George Mendes.