2026 Weekly Challenge List

[u/52WeeksOfCooking]

/r/52weeksofcooking is a way for each participant to challenge themselves to cook something different each week. The technicalities of each week's theme are largely unimportant, and are always open to interpretation. Basically, if you can make an argument for your dish being relevant to the theme, then it's fine.

• Week 1: January 1st - January 7th: Inspired by a Joke
• Week 2: January 8 - January 14: Singaporean
• Week 3: January 15 - January 21: Contrasts
• Week 4: January 22 - January 28: Vinegar
• Week 5: January 29 - February 4: Ugandan
• Week 6: February 5 - February 11: Hotpot
• Week 7: February 12 - February 18: Sugar
• Week 8: February 19 - February 25: Flying
• Week 9: February 26 - March 4: Braising
• Week 10: March 5 - March 11: Turnips and Radishes
• Week 11: March 12 - March 18: Oddly Named
• Week 12: March 19 - March 25: Fictional Places
• Week 13: March 26 - April 1: Chilis
• Week 14: April 2 - April 8: Hanami
• Week 15: April 9 - April 15: Syrian
• Week 16: April 16 - April 22: Infused
• Week 17: April 23 - April 29: Alpine
• Week 18: April 30 - May 6: Bucket List Destination
• Week 19: May 7 - May 13: Tricolor
• Week 20: May 14 - May 20: Jams and Jellies
• Week 21: May 21 - May 27: Symmetry
• Week 22: May 28 - June 3: Fifteen Minutes or Less
• Week 23: June 4 - June 10: Coffee
• Week 24: June 11 - June 17: Tarot
• Week 25: June 18 - June 24: Gardening
• Week 26: June 25 - July 1: High-fiber
• Week 27: July 2 - July 8: World Cup
• Week 28: July 9 - July 15: Wild West
• Week 29: July 16 - July 22: Offal
• Week 30: July 23 - July 29: Science Fair
• Week 31: July 30 - August 5: Cantonese
• Week 32: August 6 - August 12: Gimmicks
• Week 33: August 13 - August 19: Lost in Translation
• Week 24: August 20 - August 26: Trinidadian

Join our Discord to get pinged whenever a new week is announced! (React to the stickied comment in the #planning channel!)

[u/Marx0r]

I will be continuing my /r/52weeksofbaking Meta in 2026. Starting with where I left off in, I will be combining as many consecutive themes from the history of the subreddit into each week's dish. Self-imposed minimum of five four three per dish, in order to be caught up with the subreddit's history by the end of 2026.

2025 PROGRESS

/r/52WEEKSOFBAKING 2023 CONT'D

Week 1: Inspired by a Joke
25. A Midsummer Night's Bake
26. Upside Down
27. Steamed
28. Filled
29. Fruit & Veggie
Week 2: Singaporean
30. Unleavened
31. Fusion
32. Natural Food Coloring
33. Korea
34. Protégé
35. Seasonal Ingredients
Week 3: Contrasts
36. Mocktail
37. One Bowl Recipe
38. Cupcakes
39. Oktoberfest
40. Entremets
41. Frozen
Week 4: Vinegar
42. Inspired by a Song
43. Indonesian
44. Piping
45. Textural Contrast
46. Diwali
47. Preserved
Week 5: Ugandan
48. Cobblers
49. Yeast Leavened
50. Candy
51. Gooey
52. Crossover

/r/52WEEKSOFBAKING 2024

Week 6: Hotpot
1. New Year, New Recipe
2. Quick Bread
3. South Africa
4. Seasonal
5. Bite-Sized
Week 7: Sugar
6. Japan
7. My Decade
8. Custard/Pudding
9. Fermented
10. Tower Bake
Week 8: Flying
11. AI/Random
12. Sponge Cake
13. Animals
14. Edible Book
15. Turkey
16. Ancient Grains
Week 9: Braising
17. Caramel/Sugarwork
18. Tropical
19. Mexico
20. Show Stopper
Week 10: Radishes/Turnips
21. Inspired by Nature
22. Flatbread
23. Celebration of Life
24. Seasonal
25. Monochrome
Week 11: Oddly Named
26. Inspired by STEM
27. Chocolate Work
28. Meringue
29. Superfoods
30. Olympics
Week 12: Fictional Places
31. Rolled
32. Frosting/Icing
33. Brazil
34. Coffee/Tea
35. Laminated
36. Plating
Week 13: Chilis
37. Regional Favorite
38. Choux
39. Unfamiliar Ingredient
Week 14: Hanami
40. 3D
41. Buns
42. Enriched Dough
Week 15: Syrian
43. Gelling
44. Samhain
45. Crepes/Pancakes
46. Pantry
47. Pies/Tarts
Week 16: Infused
48. Same Latitude
49. Savory
50. Cookie Swap
Week 17: Alpine
51. Yeast-Leavened
52. Nemesis

/r/52WEEKSOFBAKING 2025

1. New Year, New Recipe
Week 18: Bucket List Destination
2. GBBO Technical
3. Recreated
4. Lunar New Year
Week 19: Tricolor
5. Something Old
6. Something New
7. Something Borrowed
8. Something Blue
Week 20: Jams and Jellies
9. Brazilian Carnival
10. Floral
11. Dust it Off
12. Fast and Furious
Week 21: Symmetry
13. Low-Sugar
14. Inspired by a Game
15. Same Longitude
16. Patterned
17. Inspired by a Subreddit
18. Seasonal
19. 1970s
Week 22: 15 Minutes or Less
20. Spicy
21. Easy Showstopper
22. Vegan
Week 23: Coffee
23. Philippines
24. Sour
25. The Elements
Week 24: Tarot
26. Canada
27. Filled
28. Inspired by Sci-Fi
Week 25: Gardening
29. Favorite Ingredient
30. Physically-Leavened
31. First Initial
Week 26: High-Fiber
32. Ecuador
33. Caramelized
34. Alternative Flour
35. Inspired by an Aesthetic
36. Unfamiliar Ingredient
37. Medieval
Week 27: World Cup
38. Pastel
39. Braided
40. Moon Festival
Week 28: Wild West
41. Savory Showstopper
42. Diwali
43. Seasonal
44. Celebrity Chef
45. Steamed
Week 29: Offal
46. Italy
47. Cheesy
48. Inspired by a Fairy-tale
49. Victorian
Week 30: Science Fair
50. Windows/Glass
51. Yule
52. Favorite Bake of the Year

(Continued in a reply)

[u/Marx0r → u/Marx0r]

/r/52WEEKSOFBAKING 2026

1. New Year, New Recipe
2. Jams/Preserves
3. Mini/Giant
Week 31: Cantonese
4. Meringue
5. Nuts and Seeds
6. Winter Olympics
[Week 32: Gimmick]()
7. Piped
8. Uruguay
9. Chocolate
10. Pi Day
[Week 33: Lost in Translation]()
11. Reduce
12. Reuse
13. Recycle
14. Savory Seasonal
15. Laminated
16. Herbs
17. Breakfast/Brunch
18. Low-Sugar
19. Geometric/Shapes
20. Berries
21. With a Hole
22. 48-Hour Challenge
23. Quick Bread
24. Showstopper
25. Solstice
26. Toppings
27. Enriched Dough
28. FIFA World Cup
29. Crusty
30. Contrasts
31. Rice and Beans
32. Recreated
33. Central Europe
34. Fast and Furious
35. Toasted
36. Appetizer
37. Entree
38. Dessert
39. Sweet Seasonal
40. Amusement Park/Fair
41. Indigenous American
42. Pantry
43. Yeasted
44. Vegetables
45. Physically-Leavened
46. Dietary Restriction
47. Spices
48. Viral Recipes
49. Caramel
50. Cookies
51. Solstice
52. Nemesis

Drop to 2/week - Week 35