Production just wrapped on a new Hallmark Channel bake-off competition series, “Baked With Love: Holiday,” with longtime Hallmark actress Tamera Mowry-Housley as one of the three judges, Deadline reported on June 25, 2025.
The show, first announced in April as part of Hallmark’s new slate of unscripted content, will premiere later in the year, likely as part of Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas programming.
Tamera Mowry-Housley Will Judge Bake-Off With 2 Cooking Experts
In “Baked With Love: Holiday,” 10 pairs of “home bakers” will compete in a bake-off using family recipes, with the winners receiving a $50,000 prize, per Deadline.
Mowry-Housley, who co-owns a five-star vineyard and wine bar with her husband’s family in Napa Valley, California, will be joined on the judges panel by Irish-born chef and Anna Haugh, who’s run some of the top restaurants in London and France, and New York Times cooking expert Vaughn Vreeland.
In an Instagram post on June 25, Mowry-Housley included a screenshot of the Deadline article and two photos from the set of her new show. Although Deadline described her as a judge, the actress referred to herself as a host.
She captioned the post, “I’m SO excited to announce that I’ll be a host on ‘Baked With Love: Holiday’ alongside @haughser and @vaughn! I had the sweetest time with these two and loved being back in my hosting element—especially for a channel that’s near and dear to my heart, @Hallmark. You know I LOVE baking and Christmas, so this one was extra special. Can’t wait for you all to see it!”
Many of Mowry-Housley’s colleagues celebrated her new series in the comment section, including her “Dream Moms” co-star Chelsea Hobbs, who wrote, “👏yes you did🙌❤️❤️❤️”
Frequent Hallmark actress Jaycie Dotin, who co-starred with Mowry-Housley in 2024’s “Scouting for Christmas,” chimed in, “Congratulations, gorgeous!! So well deserved. Can’t wait to watch ya! ❤️”
Heather Hemmens left three fire emoji — “🔥🔥🔥” — and Mowry-Housley’s new co-star, Vaughn, wrote, “truly love you sm!!!!”
Hallmark’s Benjamin Ayres Reveals His & Tamera Mowry-Housley’s Shared Love of Baking Bread
EntertainmentNow/HallmarkIn the comment section of Mowry-Housley’s post, an adorable connection between her and fellow Hallmark star Benjamin Ayres was revealed.
Rather than write a note of congratulations, he simply commented, “Sourdough!!!❤️” She then replied back, “sourdough 😂😍”
Curious, their Hallmark pal Nikki DeLoach wrote, “I need to know this inside joke! Also congrats Tamera!! Sending the biggest hug.”
Mowry-Housley wrote back, “thanks love! It’s from our New York bus conversations Ben is amazing at baking sourdough. Have him show you pics.”
During the 2024 holiday season, all three stars were part of a Hallmark Jingle Stop bus tour that took them from Washington D.C. to Philadelphia to New York, where they met with and entertained fans.
Ayres added in the comments, “Just bonding over bread baking pictures while cruising down the highway 🚌 🍞♥️”
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Tamera Mowry-Housley to Star in Hallmark Channel’s New Bake-Off Competition