After immense success in 2023, it has been announced MasterChef Dessert Masters will return to Australian TV screens again in 2024.

The first batch of contestants have been announced, with a few previous MasterChef contestants making the list.

This year will see season six MasterChef alumna Emilia Jackson return to the kitchen as well as Newcastle-based baker Reece Hignell, who first entered the MasterChef kitchen in the 10th season.

British chef, author and television personality Darren Purchese was the third name announced, alongside Sydney’s cake queen Katherine Sabbath.

The 2023 line-up saw some of Australia’s top pastry chefs, chocolate connoisseurs, and baking experts battle it out.

Gareth Whitton of Tarts Anon fame took home the inaugural MasterChef Dessert Masters crown, in an experience he described as incredible.

“It was pretty stressful and exhausting… but I was keen to do it, just knowing how much of an impact it had on our business the first time around,” Gareth said.

The specific date for the television show’s return to our screens is yet to be confirmed.

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