Here’s where you can find information and recipes for Zoe Bakes Season 2.
About Zoë Bakes on Magnolia Network
Learn about Zoë Bakes season 1 here.
Learn about Zoë Bakes season 3 here.
Zoë François bakes and cooks her favorite recipes, from easy main dishes to delicious desserts, with a little help from her friends and family.
How to Watch
Watch Zoë Bakes on Magnolia Network’s cable channel (formerly DIY Network) or stream (seasons 1, 2 & 3) on Discovery+, HBO Max, or on the Magnolia Network | Time Well Spent app.
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Zoe Bakes Season 2
Episode 1: Cheers to the New Year
Zoë celebrates New Year’s Eve by baking a gorgeous cream puff tower coated in caramel, known as croquembouche, for a party with her closest friends.
Recipe: Croquembouche
Episode 2: Breakfast Basics
After walking her poodles on a chilly weekend morning, Zoë prepares a grab-and-go breakfast favorite, blueberry muffins. She also visits a favorite café whose motto is “Simple is best and just as delicious,” inspiring her to prepare a cinnamon star bread.
Recipe: Blueberry Muffins | Cinnamon Star Bread
Episode 3: Baked Alaska
When hosting a dinner party for some chef friends, Zoë prepares a dish to impress: a showstopping baked Alaska with a sorbet “bullseye.” She also visits a good friend to have fun thinking outside of the box with ice cream flavors.
Recipe: Baked Alaska
Episode 4: Macaron Macaroon
Zoë prepares delicate chocolate macarons for a bakers’ gathering with a fellow cookbook author and friend. She also demonstrates how baking together can lead to delicious creations as she makes coconut macaroons with an award-winning pastry chef.
Recipes: Chocolate Macarons | Coconut Macaroon Haystack Cookies
Substack Exclusive for Extras Subscribers: Macraron Macaroon
Episode 5: Say Cheesecake
Zoë tackles her son’s favorite dessert — cheesecake. She prepares one version with her signature blueberry swirl as well as a savory version topped with roasted tomato and feta after an inspiring visit to a local creamery.
Recipes: Blueberry Swirl Cheesecake | Savory Cheesecake
Substack Exclusive for Extras Subscribers: Say Cheesecake
Episode 6: Family Crepes
Zoë demonstrates the delicious versatility of a family favorite, crêpes, by preparing a stack to fill with bananas Foster and roll into a savory crepe manicotti. For more inspiration, Zoë visits a local pastry chef to see how a crêpe cake is made.
Recipes: Basic Crepes | Manicotti Crepes | Crepe Cake | Bananas Foster Crepes
Episode 7: Sweet Potato Pie
Zoë finds inspiration at a farmers’ market, transforming purple sweet potatoes into a vibrant version of the classic pie. She also picks up tips from a local baker, Rose McGee, and will never look at a sweet potato pie the same way again.
Recipe: Purple Sweet Potato Pie
Substack Exclusive for Extras Subscribers: Sweet Potato Pie
Episode 8: Family Recipes
Zoë prepares jelly doughnuts to share with her mom before they bake another filled pastry together based on her great-great-grandmother’s recipe. They also visit a local baker who makes challah bread with three generations of her family.
Recipes: Sufganiyot | Rugelach | Challah | Lorraine’s Chicken Soup
Substack Exclusive for Extras Subscribers: Family Recipes
Episode 9: Brunch Bakes
Zoë hosts a brunch for her women’s small business group, The Ladybrainers, and prepares a rustic apple tarte Tatin. To expand her French-themed menu, she visits a renowned chef and native Frenchman to learn practical tips for making soufflé.
Recipes: Apple Tarte Tatin | Spinach and Cheese Souffle
Substack Exclusive for Extras Subscribers: Brunch Bakes
Episode 10: Nordic Treats
Zoë pays tribute to her Nordic heritage by preparing Swedish cream and krumkake, a pressed cookie and visiting a ladies’ church group for a lesson in making the traditional Norwegian flatbread, lefse.
Recipes: Krumkake | Swedish Cream | Sour Cherry Streusel Bars
Episode 11: Hand Pies
When the Minnesota weather turns cold, Zoë stocks her freezer with easy, bake-and-take hand pies. She makes both sweet strawberry and savory chicken curry pies, and then visits a local Mexican café to prepare empanadas.
Recipes: Strawberry Hand Pies | Curry Chicken Hand Pies
Episode 12: S’mores and Hot Dish
To stave off cabin fever, Zoë hosts a potluck party complete with s’mores and a dessert twist on a Minnesota staple: hot dish. She visits a friend to learn what makes hot dish so popular in the Midwest.
Recipes: Pumpkin-Pear-Cranberry Hot Dish | Graham Crackers | Marshmallows
BONUS Episode: Pumpkin Treats
When Zoë’s sons come home for a visit, she heads to a pumpkin patch to get ingredients for their favorite fall desserts. Charlie joins her in the kitchen to make sweet scones with squash they picked, and Henri enjoys pumpkin creme brulee.
Recipes: Pumpkin Creme Brulee | Squash Scones
Substack Exclusive for Extras subscribers: Deep Dive: Pumpkin Treats
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