- Gordon: Previously on "masterchef junior..." - lift!
( all groan )
You have to turn the ingredients you hate
Into something delicious on a plate.
- Go, go, go, go, go. - I'm making three-way oysters.
Make sure that batter is nice and crispy.
- Yes, chef. - Okay?
I made a mushroom-rubbed rib eye.
The cook is lovely. Congratulations, michael.
- Yes, michael! Let's go! - Yes!
Sadly, the fish is way overcooked.
I thought you'd cook a new york strip better than that.
This oyster's been cooked for so long, it's actually disappeared.
The young home cook that will be going home is...
Lilo.
- Please say goodbye. - Contestants: Bye, lilo!
Bye!
Tonight, things get a little sticky.
( yelling, laughing )
With not one, but two sweet challenges.
- Two? - First up, we're having a pancake race.
We gotta prep 'em, let's go!
Help, help, help, michael.
- Fix it, fix it. - How long do we have?
Time is up!
Now, you're all gonna have to make ice cream desserts.
Now time to make thy ice cream!
( laughs maniacally )
But with elimination on the line...
- Oh! - This is so stressful!
- Oh, man. - ...It won't all be sugary sweet.
I'm disappointed with this. Say goodbye.
- Ooh, it looks good in here. - Wow!
- Very sweet. - Look at that.
- Aarón: It's a wonderland. - Gordon: Oh, my!
How exciting does the kitchen look tonight?
- Daphne: Gorgeous. - Gordon: Beautiful.
These kids are in for an absolute treat.
( gasps )
- Oh! - Whoa!
- This is awesome! - It's so much candy!
Whoa, is that candy?
That's candy.
Mine! Mine! Mine!
I'm excited to eat all of them.
Give me some candy!
Hello, everyone, feeling good?
Yes!
You are the top six left in "masterchef junior."
All of you, give yourselves a big round of applause.
- How cool is that? - So cool.
- So cool! - So cool!
You know what's even cooler?
Tonight, you're all gonna get a little taste
Of what it's like to hang out at my house.
- Yeah. - With not one,
But two sweet challenges.
- Ooh. - Two?
- Two?
Now, who here loves sugar? Oh, uh, everybody?
Okay, cool. This is surprising.
Well, kids, my favorite Saturday morning treat
Are incredible, fruit-covered, powdered sugar-sprinkled...
Ooh.
...Syrup-drizzled...
- ( gasps ) - ( gasps )
( pants )
...Pancakes!
- All: Pancakes! - Yes!
For this first challenge,
We're having a "masterchef junior" pancake race.
- What? - Yes!
You're gonna work in teams of two...
- Oh, yes! - ...To put up beautiful stacks of pancakes.
And we are gonna be judging you
On how perfect these pancakes come out.
Now, let me show you how I make a gorgeous stack of pancakes for my kids.
I'm so excited. I love pancakes.
I make so many pancakes at my house.
I'm the pancake master.
Who here has made pancakes before?
- Me! - Oh, we got some experts in the house.
So when it comes to making a gorgeous stack,
Do not forget to grease up your griddle
- That you have nice and hot. - So they won't stick to there.
Precisely, so they won't stick to there.
So, the first step is that you want to take roughly even-size ladles of your batter,
And you'll see that I'm raising the ladle up from the center
As I lay each circle down, right?
- Oh, beautiful. - Perfect.
- It's like a circle. - Exactly right.
It's gonna form itself naturally into a beautiful circle.
Now, you don't flip around with them
Because you don't want to crush the air out,
You want nice loft, nice fluffy pancakes.
And we're gonna wait until the entire surface of the pancake
Is popping with bubbles before we flip.
All these little popping bubbles, that's how you know your pancake's ready to flip.
And then, on this side, we're just gonna let it cook,
Not even a minute, 'cause you don't want overcooked pancakes.
Next step, go ahead and stack 'em up high,
Three pancakes on every plate.
And now grab a bit of fruit, pile it up high,
And then take your beautiful syrup
And give it a nice little drizzle of coulis on top...
- Whoa. - ...And powdered sugar, guys,
- Just makes anything look fancy and lovely. - Aarón: Oh, my.
Okay, let's review. We need three pancakes on every plate.
With just enough fruit.
We need a beautiful drizzle of the coulis,
And then we need a dusting of powdered sugar.
And that is how you make a perfect stack of pancakes at my house.
Amazing. They look great.
- Really good. - Michael: They look so good.
- I want to eat it. - ( laughs )
Give me some of that pancake.
Right, now that you know how to make
The most perfect pancakes, you'll need a spatula.
So, all of you turn around and grab one behind you.
- Contestants: Yes, chef. - Whatever color you get, that's what team you're on.
- Yellow! - Blue!
- Red, yes. - Hi, alfred.
Find your teammate and get your new aprons on.
Remy: I'm really excited I got alfred,
Because he knows a lot about sugar.
He's like, "I need sugar, I need sugar, ah, sugar rush."
- Sugar. - I'm, like, so excited.
All right, so, you have your teams.
- Remy and alfred. - Yes.
Asher and bryson. Michael and jordyn.
- Michael jordan. - So cool.
- Michael jordan. - Ah, I like it.
Now, each team will have 15 minutes, tonight,
To make as many stacks of pancakes as they can.
And, remember, you need to meet our masterchef standards.
Only the good stacks will count, understood?
- Yes, chef! - The team with the most pancakes
That pass our test will head up to the balcony...
- Yes. - ...Where they'll be safe
From tonight's upcoming elimination challenge.
- Okay. - And, even better, they're gonna get to blast
A bunch of pancake toppings on two judges of their choice.
- Oh, yeah! - Yes!
- Okay, yeah! - Oh, my gosh!
Can it be gordon ramsay and gordon ramsay?
- Yeah, exactly! - Gordon and tilly!
What about the two blondes in the middle?
- No! - No!
- Come on! - You're blonde.
Listen up, right, all of you,
Head to your stations and figure out a plan.
Come on, let's go, quick.
- Run! - Don't let me down, guys.
- Oh, gosh. - Okay, come on.
- I'm gonna make them. - Your pancakes, yes!
- You put the batter on the plate. - Yep.
- So you're gonna be on the pancakes. - Wait, what?
So, what are you gonna be doing?
One, two, three, yellow team!
- Oh! - ( bryson laughs )
Daphne: What just happened?
He knocked him on the floor.
- One, two, three. - Oh, my god!
Okay, guys. The great "masterchef junior" pancake race starts...
...Now.
- Go! Okay, come on, michael. - Spray these, too.
No, asher, spray it, spray it.
- Oh, shoot! - It's good.
- Forgot. - Make sure you get, like, one spoonful.
- Spray the other pan, too. - Way too much, way too much.
- No, it isn't. - We're the dream team, okay? We got this.
Remember, guys, pour from above so you get perfect circles.
- Oh, no. - Here, I'll do the pancakes.
You just help me flip 'em and stuff.
The secret to these pancakes, we're all looking
- For the consistency first. - That's right. Yup.
Beautifully colored on the outside, light and fluffy in the middle.
Remember, when they're done, you'll start seeing bubbles on top.
- Those are bubbling. - Oh, yeah, that's beautiful.
Nice, nice, let's go, we got this.
- Asher: No empty griddles. - Perfect, look at that one.
They look really good right there.
Remy: Alfred, we have to get this griddle on.
Alfred: Yep, I'm gonna do that.
That pancake's not gonna be perfect.
Here, oh, my god.
We can't have sloppy pancakes.
I am feeling stressed out,
Even though pancakes are supposed to be fun to make.
I'm bad at pancakes.
Alfred, let's just go, okay? Keep going.
Okay, got this.
Jordyn, drizzle these with syrup and confectioner's sugar.
- Okay? I got these. I got these. - Okay, thank you.
- How do these look? - Okay.
That one needs a little more time,
- But all the rest are good. - All right.
Asher: I think I'm gonna be more of the captain.
I've been making pancakes as long as I can remember.
Which is, like, four years.
Okay, I'll start plating. Can you look at them?
The plan is, bryson's gonna be flipping those pancakes
And putting the batter on the griddle,
And I'm gonna be topping it with our bananas
And banana coulis and powdered sugar.
- Those look amazing. Asher, good job. - Thank you.
Guys, we're coming down to the last 10 minutes.
Come on, guys, speed up.
Jordyn, fill this one up really quick.
Don't worry about that yet.
- Fill this one up. - Okay.
Alfred, you need to put some pancakes on this griddle.
Alfred, alfred.
Remy: It's really frustrating
That alfred is not communicating with me.
Alfred, we need to talk.
The pancakes look, literally, like, a mess.
- Oh, gosh. - Look at the blue team,
They're not even talking now.
- Dude, that wasn't sprayed. - I know.
- Oh, no. - You've got to spray.
Oh, dang it.
We're having a meltdown right now
And I'm feeling, like, really stressed out.
Halfway! Just under seven minutes to go.
We have to move faster, alfred. Keep flipping.
Gordon: Flip, alfred, flip!
Please flip, alfred, flip!
( muttering )
Remy: We have to move faster, alfred. Keep flipping.
Gordon: Flip, alfred, flip!
Aarón: Come on, alfred!
- Good boy, alfred! - I'm flipping out, let's go.
Gordon: That's it, alfred, well done.
Alfred, we just have to keep talking and we could do it.
Gordon: We're coming down to five minutes left.
We've got to speed up, come on.
Daphne: All right, guys, remember,
- Every plate needs three perfect pancakes on it. - This good?
These are dirty pancakes. We can't serve these.
Jordyn: Yeah, we can't serve those, okay.
We have to make a lot of pancakes.
Oh, no, my gosh. I just broke one.
Some of them are coming out ugly
And some of them are ripping all over the place.
( groans )
Dang, I can't even-- I can't flip this.
For some pancakes.
Make sure you put the ugly one on the bottom.
Okay. Oh, lord.
Remy, what's happening over there?
I'm doing more batch of pancakes.
- We have to make it fast. - Okay.
Yeah, those are good. You need to flip those.
- Asher, fill up the griddle. - Daphne: Fill up the griddles, guys.
- Gordon: Come on! - No empty griddles.
That's what I'm getting to.
- I need a plate, jordyn. - Got one.
- Perfect. - Red team, michael and jordyn.
Looks like jordyn's starting to decorate.
- Are they looking good? - Jordyn: Yes, we got this.
Bryson: All right, decorate. Let's go, you got this. Nice, nice, nice.
- Remy, how's things looking? - Good!
Blue team are working well. Finally, they're talking to each other.
- I see that. - Gordon: Yeah. Really good.
Tilly: They're getting into the swing of it and have a decent amount on their plates.
- Daphne: They do. They did well. - Tilly: They're doing well.
They have a lot of plates out.
- Who knows if the pancakes are looking good or not, though? - Not decorating.
( grunts )
Gordon: 90 seconds to go!
Alfred, let's go, go, go, go, go, go, go!
Let's go, let's go, let's go.
Here, plate this, plate this, plate this.
- Just plate it. Worry about plating now, please. - Okay.
We gotta prep 'em, we gotta prep 'em, let's go!
- This one's burnt, I think. - Here, no, it's fine!
- Help, help, help, michael. - Alfred, hurry, let's go.
- Alfred, you forgot about this three-stack right here. - Yeah, no, alfred!
- In the middle, the middle, the middle. - In front, alfred, in front.
- Oh, man. - Right there, right there, all the way!
- Right in front of you. - No, the plate, the plate.
- Alfred, the plate! - Oh, man.
- How long do we have? - 40 seconds.
- Jordyn: Oh, lord. - Let's go, asher, finish up!
Speed up, speed up!
- Jeez, remy. - Okay, hurry, hurry, hurry.
- Fix it, fix it, fix it. - Ten!
Judges: Nine, eight,
- Seven, six... - Go!
- Hurry, hurry! - Five, four...
- Come on! - ...Three, two, one!
Time is up. Pancakes down.
Yes! Nice job.
( both laugh )
We have this. We did really good.
This is the only plate that was messed up.
- Yeah. - Look it, we did a lot.
Two, four, six, eight, 10, 12, 14.
- 14. - We did pretty good.
Right, well done.
The judges are gonna go around to each of your stations
And take a much deeper look and count
Just how many perfect stacks of pancakes you've made.
Let's start with the red team, shall we, judges?
I'm nervous.
Red team. How do you guys think you did?
- Really good. - I think we did really good.
Looks like you completed 14 plates.
And we'll see how many actually count.
Okay.
That's a nice drizzle of coulis here.
But this one has a little bit of a pool
Of coulis here at the bottom.
Yeah, some of them are upside down, right?
You want the nice caramelized side up.
Thank you very much.
Yellow team, bryson and asher.
So, it looks like you guys made 14 plates.
The question is, are they up to the masterchef standards?
- Let's take a good look. - Beautiful and look how nice, round.
This is a good one right here, guys.
Nice and consistent.
Such a shame, bryson, asher, look.
This one's got no color on there.
And you know, no color, no flavor, right?
- Yeah. - Yes, chef.
But, with that being said, gentlemen,
There is some really spot-on pancakes.
- Thank you. - Good job, guys.
Thank you.
Theirs look really good.
Blue team, looks like you've got 17 pancake stacks.
- A lot of pancakes. Looks great. - This one looks good.
- Really nice. - Beautiful color on those.
Daphne: Well, who did the modern art installation here?
- This is wild. - I don't know.
And, look, you can see how that's still undercooked there.
That's not what miss daphne demoed right?
And look at the shape of it. Were we rushing here?
You guys can really see how you've got the nice drizzles here
And then slowly it starts to be way too much.
But you did complete the most plates.
- Right? Thank you, guys. - Nice job, thank you.
- We got this. - Gordon: Right, well done.
After a very close inspection, we have a final result.
And the good news for the winning two
Is that you're catapulted straight into the top five.
- We got this. - Everyone, please make your way
Down to the front, let's go.
Michael: I think me and jordyn have a chance at winning.
We communicated, we cooperated,
And, best of all, we put out amazing pancakes.
Now, blue team, alfred and remy,
You made 17 plates of pancake stacks.
But it's not just about the quantity.
We said it's all about the quality.
And so seven of those pancake stacks
- Made our standards. - Good job.
Yellow team, asher and bryson,
You created 14 stacks of pancakes.
And nine of them passed the test.
- Let's go. - Well done.
You are in first place right now with nine perfect stacks.
And then, finally, the red team, michael and jordyn.
Overall, you completed 14 stacks.
You need to beat the yellow team's nine perfect plates.
Red team, you got...
Yellow team, you are in first place right now
With nine perfect stacks of pancakes.
Red team, you got...
- Ten perfect plates! - ( squealing )
Red team, congratulations. Well done!
The good news is that both of you are safe from elimination.
- Yes! - And you are officially
Both in the top five of "masterchef junior."
- Congratulations to you both. - Both: Thank you.
Right, now, for the moment of truth.
- Who's getting splattered? - Gordon.
It should not be me. I'm the scariest.
- Gordon. - Tilly or daphne?
- Aarón? - ( groans )
And...
- Gordon. - Yes!
- Good choice, good choice! - You.
- ( aarón groans ) - all right, kids, come on up.
Bring out the pancake blaster 5,000.
- Oh! - No!
- Oh, my goodness. - Wow.
I don't even care about not winning right now.
If it was me, I would have picked chef aarón and tilly.
Chef gordon, if you're watching this, it wasn't me.
All right, guys, you're gonna need these.
Oh, what?
- Come on, tilly, out of the way. - Tilly: Put them on.
Let's go! ( laughing )
Dude, I mean... Jordyn, I like you, right?
This was an expensive t-shirt, please.
- Who cares? - What?
- I'll give you a car! - I can't even drive yet.
Three, two, one!
( laughing, squealing )
Oh, my god.
- Ugh. - Wait, can I get the slow-mo replay?
That was so ridiculous!
Ugh.
What a mess you've made in here.
Aarón: Oh, man.
Gordon used to have nice hair. Used to.
All right, red team. Please head up to the balcony where you are now safe.
Enjoy a lovely ice cream sundae treat while you're up there.
All right, everyone else, go put on your white aprons.
In just a moment, you'll be facing an elimination challenge.
Go get ready, guys.
And why don't you guys go get cleaned up?
- Let's go. - Thank you.
Michael, jordyn. My goodness, me.
- You guys are naughty. - Man, that was very naughty, indeed.
All right, come on, guys. Come back in.
- Whoo, man. - ( laughs )
Okay, kids, it is time
For another fun-filled sweet treat
That we love to eat at my house.
You're all gonna have to make delicious ice cream desserts.
Oh, no, I'm making a full ice cream dessert.
I have never made ice cream before
And I'm not good with most desserts.
Now, listen closely. You'll have 75 minutes
To make your fully composed dessert dish.
Yes, 75.
It could be a profiterole,
A pie, or even a gourmet ice cream sandwich.
Get it right, and you are heading into the top five.
Get it wrong, and we have to say goodbye to you tonight.
Make sure that is not you, is that clear?
- Yes, chef! - Right, your time starts now!
Let's go!
- Let's go, let's go, let's go! - Ow!
All right, michael, jordyn, go grab your sundaes.
- Enjoy, you earned 'em. - Both: Yay!
- Where's the unsalted butter? - I need peaches.
Where are the pecans at? Where are the pecans at? I need the pecans.
- Cinnamon. - I need eggs.
I need this, that's for sure.
This challenge is hard because it's not just about making ice cream,
It's a whole ice cream dessert that you have to make.
And I think since I'm from the pacific northwest,
That I'm gonna make a campfire ice cream dish.
Marshmallows.
Sometimes we go camping
Out in the middle of the forest,
And it's really fun.
When the judges taste my dish,
I hope they feel like they're camping
With me and my family.
Ooh, that's good.
- Michael: Alfred, how you doing? - I'm doing good.
My grandparents used to have dairy cows,
And I live on a farm,
So I need to do well in this challenge
'cause I know milk,
I know dairy cows, and I know cows.
The honey tastes delicious.
Gordon: We're coming up to ten minutes gone.
Just over 65 minutes to go.
Alfred: Oh, my gosh.
Tonight, they've got a unique opportunity
To inject some real excitement across these ice creams.
- We just don't want to see vanilla. - No.
Tilly: And we haven't seen a dessert from anyone yet,
So it's very different to what they're used to,
And we can really see a different side of their cooking.
Mm, tasty.
Ice cream is so challenging,
So you gotta get the texture right,
You've gotta get the flavor right.
It really is like a science.
Aarón: Right, you can over-whip it or over-churn it.
Gordon: It needs to be perfected before it gets frozen
Because you can't add anything to it
The minute it's gone in the blast chiller.
Bryson: Come on, butter. Melt, melt, melt, melt.
Fifteen minutes gone. We have 60 minutes on the clock.
Guys, you've got to set the ice cream
In the freezer quick, quick, quick.
Remy: Ah, there we go.
Guys, look. Alfred's got the goggles on.
- Oh, wow. - So he's starting his ice cream.
- That's good. - Aarón: Nice and easy, nice and easy.
Tilly: Tonight, they're gonna churn their ice cream
With liquid nitrogen so it kind of fast-tracks it
And they have more time to work on their dessert.
- Wow. - Safety first.
Alfred: Making ice cream is difficult with liquid nitrogen
'cause you don't want it to be too hard or too soft.
I feel like a mad scientist.
It's now time to make
Thy ice cream!
( laughing maniacally, coughing )
- Alfred, how is it going? - Good.
- What you making? - I'm making a corn flake crusted pecan ice cream
With brûléed bananas and a spicy honey.
Are you just adding the pecans into the ice cream?
Yeah, when they're nice and cold,
- So they don't melt the ice cream. - Got ya.
And if I have time, I will do whipped cream.
I'm not sure if you need the whipped cream.
- Okay. - You look like a pro, alfred.
It looks like you've done this before.
Your goggles have gone a little bit foggy.
Are you okay? Can you see me?
- Yeah, okay, that's better. Excellent. - There he is, under there.
Good, right, let's get that set in the blast chiller, okay?
- Mm-hmm. - Okay, good man.
- ( beeps ) - all right, there we go.
Asher: I got this.
- Right. - Remy, tell us what you're making
And what ice cream you're doing.
So, I'm making chocolate peanut butter cookie palooza
With peanut butter chocolate ice cream.
That sounds delicious. What's in your cookie?
- It's potato chips. - What? Wait. What, what, what, wait.
- What? - Why'd you put in the potato chips and pretzels?
- Is that for the salt? - It's for the crunch and for the salt.
Wow, okay, I've never had a cookie like this, remy.
I'm very excited about that.
You ready for the liquid nitrogen?
Okay, girl, here we go. Have you done this before?
- No, but I've seen it before, like on tiktok. - Please be careful.
- Got your goggles? - Okay, be careful, please, yes?
- I'm excited about this. - Ooh!
Aye-yai-yai, remy, careful.
Too much went in there. You okay?
How did that do that?
It didn't go on you, did it? You all good?
- No. - Okay, it's all good.
- Nice and slow with that, okay? - Gentle, there you go.
Let's go.
I'm scared.
Uh-oh.
Asher needs to add more liquid nitrogen.
- Yeah, like a lot more. - He needs a lot.
Okay, now the hard part.
This is so stressful!
Oh, no!
- What happened? - Come on.
Michael: His pecans, they're smoking.
They're burnt, I think.
Oh, goodness. Oh, no, this is not good.
My pecans are burnt, and this cannot happen.
I need to put those in the ice cream,
And I do not have time to make 'em again.
( grunts )
Oh, no, it's burnt. Yeah, it's burnt.
If I don't get this right, then I could go home.
Come on. Dang it!
Oh, no, this is not good.
Oh, no, it's burnt. Yeah, it's burnt.
Bryson: I'm freaking out right now. My pecans are burnt,
And you do not want burnt taste in your ice cream.
So I tried to find the good ones to put it in my ice cream,
And I'm hoping that the pecans do not bring the dish down.
Whew, oh, goodness.
Ooh, dang.
- How are you doing, bryson? - Not good.
Gordon: Half an hour gone, 45 minutes remaining.
Let's go, guys. Shall we?
Come on, you got this.
Asher, mijo, you good to go?
- Guys, hello. - Asher, what is in that bowl of magic?
So, it's vanilla and a roasted marshmallow ice cream.
- What a good idea. - Let me help you out, buddy.
- Are you feeling happy with it? - Yeah.
Where did this idea come from?
I love to go camping,
And I love making s'mores,
So I thought it would be a great idea.
- Such a cool idea. - Pat it down.
Are you gonna run it to the freezer?
- Yeah. - Run to the freezer, okay?
All right, let's taste it while we're here, shall we?
Ooh!
Oh.
- That is delicious. - I think I'm gonna steal that idea.
- I know, totally stealing it. - That's brilliant.
We're stealing your idea, asher, this is genius.
Is it like a cookie, what is it?
It's a chocolate cake,
And it's a chocolate ganache.
And how do you make sure your cake's not overcooked?
If the cake tester comes out clean, then I know it's ready.
That's true. It'll keep cooking though, a little bit
When you pull it out of the oven, so make sure you don't let it dry out.
Where are you going?
I need to get heavy cream.
He's a maniac.
- I'm back, I'm back. - Okay.
All right, so in your ganache, you're gonna use heavy cream.
And also I need to make a graham cracker crumble.
- Nice. - Ooh, delicious.
- I need a tray. - You gotta-- okay--
- I'll be back really quick. - Okay.
I'm worried he doesn't like us.
Look at that there. What's bryson doing?
Looks like he's-- no, no, no.
Thanks, jordyn. See, jordyn just offers it. Just.
- Michael's a detective. - What's he doing down there?
- Yeah, come on, man. - I already ate my cherries.
- Nope. - I love those cherries.
Come on.
- Perfect. - Wow.
- Bryson. - Yes, ma'am?
You know what we haven't heard about in a long time?
Cheese curd. Where'd he go?
Oh, he's still here. You're talking with him right now.
Okay, what's going on over here?
I'm making a peach compote with pecan ice cream...
- And cornbread at the bottom. - Yum!
All right, so how are you gonna cook these peaches now?
I'm going to sauté 'em with a little bit of cinnamon
And regular sugar, and it's gonna caramelize them.
- Yeah. - To make them good and brown.
- Sounds delicious. - Thank you so much, chef.
And then you're gonna have some texture by way of the candied pecans?
Mm-hmm, a little bit of candied pecans.
- These look a little bit burnt to me. - Yes, chef.
I think it's worth redoing these, right?
'cause it's gonna turn your whole ice cream really bitter.
- Are these already in your ice cream? - Yes, ma'am.
But I picked out the pecans that weren't as burnt.
Yeah, that's good, it's a smart move.
All right, very good. Good stuff, bryson, keep it going.
Okay.
Ooh!
Bryson: How you feeling, asher? What you making?
I'm making my chocolate cake right now.
Bryson: Nice!
We are down to the last 20 minutes, guys, yes?
Whoa, that looks good.
Looks like remy made a whipped cream.
She's tasting it.
- She's like, "yeah, that's good. That's good." - "ooh, that's good."
- Looks like alfred's also made a whipped cream. - Jordyn: Yeah.
- Alfred: Mm, tasty. - Michael: Everything's looking amazing!
Jordyn: Yeah, it looks delicious.
We're down to our last eight minutes. Come on, guys.
This is where it counts. Come on, focus.
- Oh, my goodness. - Banana.
All I need is one banana.
Gordon: There she goes again, remy, multitasking.
Jordyn: Beautiful, remy.
Now, remy's gonna do this chocolate peanut butter ice cream.
- Delicious. - Tilly: She's got a skillet cookie.
I mean, remy's literally throwing the kitchen sink at this dish.
It does look like she's trying to do multiple layers,
Multiple places where you could mess up
And things you want to get right.
( gasps ) it's baked enough.
Yum, yum, and yummy.
Asher-- what's he doing, asher?
So he's doing a very kind of elevated take on s'mores.
He has a toasted marshmallow ice cream, chocolate cake underneath.
- Gordon: Wow. - You know, sometimes asher's a little bit ambitious
And maybe oversteps his ability,
So hopefully he can rein himself in.
Asher: Perfect.
Jordyn: How are you doing, bryson?
Bryson: Good, getting some pecans ready.
Bryson is gonna do roasted pecan ice cream
Over a skillet cornbread.
- Cornbread? - Yes.
He did scorch his first batch of pecans,
- Which I think, you know, there were some to save. - Damn.
So he put the less burnt ones into the ice cream.
But now he needs to remake the pecans for his garnish.
So he's trying to work on that now.
Aarón: Alfred, he has-- is that banana?
Wow, yeah, roasting banana. He is going all out.
Imagine an ice cream dipped in corn flakes.
I think we've also seen him, you know,
Get out the ingredients for a spicy honey.
- Ooh. - Adds a different layer to this kind of dessert.
But if he starts incorporating too many things in there,
It may not be a dessert that is as cohesive as it could be.
- Yeah. - Whoo.
I should go grab that.
I've got this.
Gordon: Coming down to 90 seconds to go.
Dang it!
Gordon: It's time to get your ice creams
Out of the blast chiller and onto the plate.
We have to go, come on.
Jordyn: You got this, y'all.
Alfred: Come on, come on!
Come on, bryson.
Asher: Oh, that's perfect.
Gordon: 30 seconds, come on, let's go!
The heck?
Aarón: There you go, alfred.
Daphne: Oh, he's giving us three scoops, my goodness.
15 seconds to go! Come on, remy.
- Daphne: Nice! - Aarón: You got it, remy.
- Let's go! - Oh, my goodness.
Michael: Bryson, it's looking great.
- Ten... - Nine, eight, seven...
Six, five, four...
...Three, two, one!
- That's it! - And hands in the air!
Well done.
- Asher, your cake looks amazing. - Thank you!
- That, that was stressful. - Whoo!
My ice cream, when I tasted it, was delicious.
But the one thing is bananas and the whipped topping might be a bit too much.
I did the cows proud, and I'm hoping I don't go home
So I don't have to go chase more cows.
( imitates buzzer )
Right, tonight, you each had to make
A delicious ice cream dessert.
Now, we're gonna taste everyone's dishes.
For one of you, sadly, this will be the last time
You cook inside the masterchef kitchen.
First up, remy.
( applause )
My skillet cookie looks amazing,
But I feel like the star
Was supposed to be the ice cream.
And it's slaying.
I think I got this in the bag.
Remy, tell us what the dessert is
And what's the flavor of that ice cream?
I've made a peanut butter chocolate ice cream
With a chocolate peanut butter skillet cookie,
Garnished with whipped cream, a peanut butter ganache,
And a chocolate ganache.
I think this is, like, a fun take on an ice cream sandwich.
You've got this delicious cookie underneath
And it looks like it's gonna be a great mouthful.
- Thank you. - Now, how long did you bake the cookie for?
Like, 20 minutes.
Beautiful texture.
Listen, the ice cream is delicious.
The combination between that chocolate base ice cream
And that amazing peanut butter, it's smooth, it's rich.
The only thing I'd do differently
Is just cook this cookie
Two or three minutes less in the skillet,
So it's just a touch gooey in the center.
But, apart from that, young lady, well done.
Thank you so much.
Remy, what I love about the cookie
Is you get a bit of saltiness and sweetness,
And it really balances it out,
- So I think you've done a great job tonight. - Thank you.
I definitely get that chocolate peanut butter is your favorite combo.
- Yeah. - But I don't think you need the ganache.
I understand wanting to finish it with something,
But you have absolutely outdone yourself in 75 minutes.
- Really awesome. - Well done, young lady.
Back to your station, please. Really good.
- Nice job, remy. - Thank you.
- Next up, alfred. - You got this!
Please, ice cream god, aka cows.
( echoing ) ...Ever.
( echoing ) please!
I made a corn flake-crusted candied pecan ice cream
With spicy honey, brûléed bananas, and a bit of whipped cream.
Alfred, this looks amazing.
I know it's gonna have a lot of texture,
Which I'm excited about.
You know, hopefully, there's not too much of that honey,
'cause you were very generous on that,
So we'll see how it tastes. But it looks very interesting.
Is it honey and hot sauce?
Are they separate or mixed into one?
They're mixed into one.
Alfred, I really like what you've done with the corn flakes.
There's a bit of saltiness to counterbalance the sweetness.
I love the pecans inside the ice cream.
Kind of changes the texture up a little bit,
I loved it.
Alfred, the hot sauce honey takes over
And actually mars some of the beautiful work
You did with the ice cream, okay?
But, I'm telling you, the ice cream
Is a home run, man.
Alfred, the ice cream tastes really good.
But I'm trying to imagine this as a dish,
'cause it's several components of other desserts.
It's definitely you on a plate, okay? Thank you.
Michael: Yeah, alfred! Good job, alfred!
All right, so, next up, asher.
( applause )
So, I made a marshmallow ice cream with a chocolate ganache,
Roasted strawberries, chocolate cake,
And graham cracker crumble.
I think the plate on wooden platter
Is a really interesting way to tie in that story of the campfire.
Ice cream looks good. I'm excited to taste.
- Shall we? - Yes.
You toasted the marshmallow, right?
And I also toasted the strawberries.
The ice cream is some of the best I've ever tasted.
I am obsessed with this toasted marshmallow flavor.
It's rich, it has that wonderful smoky flavor to it.
- You have absolutely knocked it out of the park. - Thank you.
You took a very rustic idea, like camping,
But you made it elegant, at the same time.
It's the most creative version of ice cream I've tasted tonight.
- Thank you. - Young man, the ice cream is delicious.
It is really creamy.
I love the idea of the strawberries as well,
They've been roasted.
Just remind me how old you are again.
- Eight. - Are you sure you're eight?
- Yeah. - You're not lying, right?
No.
Do you want a bite?
- No! Back to your station, young man! - Aw!
Well done.
- Bryson: Asher, good job. - Beautiful, asher.
Daphne: Okay, the last dish--
Bryson, please bring up your ice cream.
- Wow! - That looks so good!
I'm not completely sure if there are burnt pecans in the ice cream,
So I'm hoping my ice cream won't be bitter.
I made a pecan ice cream with peach compote
On top of a cornbread, and caramelized pecans on top.
Bryson, this to me, looks like a very hearty, wholesome dessert.
The peaches look like they've got delicious flavor.
I can't wait to get a big spoonful.
- Thank you. - Shall we?
Why cornbread, though?
I mean, in the south, you gotta have cornbread.
- Yep. - Exactly.
Daphne: Bryson, there was that moment where the pecans
Seem to have gotten a little bit burned.
What happened there?
I end up using the ones that looked--
Actually the better ones in that ice cream.
Bryson, who taught you how to cook?
- My dad. - I gotta be honest with you, right?
You know, I've seen you cook so well on the grill.
But I'm disappointed with this.
( gasps )
Bryson, who taught you how to cook?
- My dad. - I'm disappointed with this.
( gasps )
I'm disappointed that dad can't taste it,
'cause it is fricking delicious.
Yes.
You got me a little nervous there.
I'm telling you, the peaches are in abundance.
It's like a cobbler gone mad. Ice cream's delicious.
But the cornbread, with all that syrup
From the peaches and the ice cream
And the pecans-- I like it, bud.
- Seriously, really good job. - Thank you.
Bryson, this is a celebration of the south.
And I love how much caramelization you've got on those peaches.
You transformed them to something completely different.
- Unbelievable. - Thank you.
I got a little burnt pecan in mine, a little charred.
But we're calling it smoked, and I kinda like it like that.
- Well done. - Thank you.
- Good job. - Well done, bryson.
- Well done. - Nice job, bryson.
Bryson: Thank you.
What an amazing job.
You four have given us a lot to discuss.
All of you, please make your way down to the front.
Excuse us.
- Wow, we said ice cream. - Tough.
And, man, we were spoiled for choice.
Remy's, that cookie with the peanut butter.
Her ice cream, for me, was perfect.
But I don't think it needs the cream or the ganache.
The ganache was almost too much peanut butter.
Daphne: Yeah, I thought the cookie was well executed,
But it missed the molten element,
Which is sort of the beauty of a skillet cookie.
- It was overcooked. - It was overcooked.
I have to say, bryson's, I just fell in love with.
- Aarón: Oh, my lord. - The cornbread was a sponge,
- And he took the time to puncture it... - Exactly.
...To make sure all that good juice got in there.
What do we think about alfred?
Alfred, you know, it was good.
- Just delicious, but-- - the honey chili syrup had no business there.
- It needed something to bring it together. - Yeah.
- Asher's. - Didn't you feel like you were at a campfire?
- Yes. - In washington? And artful.
It reminded me of a dessert we'd see in the finale.
- Mm! - No, I'm scared.
Right, tonight, you four treated us to some incredible desserts.
But the judges felt there was two dishes tonight
That really stood out for all the right reasons.
And those were made by...
...Bryson and asher. Congratulations.
- Yeah! - You are both in the top five.
Make your way up to the balcony, please.
Great job. Well done.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
Now, remy and alfred, sadly both your desserts
Fell a little short on the challenge tonight,
And, after a very long discussion,
We're all in agreeance.
The young cook that'll be leaving
And heading home tonight is...
...Alfred.
Remy, please say goodbye to alfred
- And make your way upstairs. - You did so good.
Gordon: Oh, alfred.
The caramelized bananas with the whipped cream
Was a bit of an afterthought,
And we felt that the hot honey sauce
Was a little bit of a mystery.
But, do you know we've fallen in love with?
You.
I'm gonna miss the passion for cooking
And the zest for life.
The character, the incredibly polite,
Funny, witty, smart young man.
I'm gonna miss you, my man.
Alfred, you're gonna get yourself together
And I'm gonna get myself together.
'cause I adore you. I think you're amazing, and I am...
Alfred, you're just-- you're amazing.
You're unapologetically you.
And I just think that's beautiful.
I'm really gonna miss you, bud,
And I'm really proud of you.
Top six. Top six. Incredible.
Come up here and give us a hug, come on.
Come on, big man.
Come here.
Oh, buddy, I'm gonna miss you.
I'm gonna miss you, you know that?
You did a great job. I'm so proud of you.
Alfred: It's been a big deal for me to be on "masterchef"
Because I have learned that I'm a good cook
And not an idiot sandwich.
- Alfred, do you need help? - No.
But I'm going to miss all the people I've met.
As we say, "chow down."
Gordon: "as we say, 'chow down.'" thank you.
I've learned so much from gordon.
Come on, man, you've got this.
Alfred: And I don't want to leave him.
Alfred, anyone seen alfred? Oh, there you are.
I want to take him to north dakota.
- One more thing, gordon. - Yes?
You want a race to the door?
Let's go. Get down, get down here.
I'm judging down here.
You're going that way, I'm going this way.
Aarón: Yeah, you're gonna hurt your back, gordon, come on.
Are you read-- what! Hold on.
- Ready? - On your marks, set, go!
- Go on, alfred! Go on, alfred! - ( overlapping chatter )
- Gordon, gordon, gordon! - Yes, alfred, go! Go, alfred!
- ( cheering ) - yay!
- Really? - Bye!
- Yay, alfred! - Bye, alfred!
- Bye! - You did so good!
- Gordon: Next time... - It's a time machine!
- Bye, guys. - Say, goodbye!
- Bye! - ...We're taking a trip through time.
- ( buzzes ) - ( screams )
( whirring )
- ( screaming ) - oh, my god!
I told you this was a bad idea!
You have to take these dishes from your past
- And turn them into dishes from your future. - Shoot, shoot, shoot.
- Pressure's on. - A little bit.
But on the journey to the semi-finals...
- Stop! - ...One young home cook will be left behind.
- I'm crunching a little bit of dirt. - Tilly: There's nothing worse.
( groans ) what a shame.