MasterChef’s Jess Liemantara becomes a new favourite to win after teasing fans with a tart tutorial

She’s one of the youngest contestants to ever star on MasterChef Australia and was just 19 when she first appeared on the hit show back in 2018.  

And now Jess Liemantara, 21, has become the new favourite to win the latest season, after teasing fans with an incredible white chocolate raspberry tart tutorial. 

The aspiring pastry chef sent viewers into a frenzy over the YouTube clip, with many gushing about her cooking skills online. 

Jess – who is known as Jess Lemon to fans – posted a teaser for her tutorial on Instagram. One fan then posted the teaser in the MasterChef Australia 2020 Facebook page. 

Fans were quick to praise the young cook in the Facebook group, with one writing: ‘I love Jess. I hope she claims the title. Such a humble, beautiful soul.’

Another added: ‘Jess is a superstar.’

‘For someone so young she is an amazing cook.’

Another called Jess an ‘intuitive cook,’ while another added: ‘Hope you win.’ 

One fan started a new thread in the Facebook group and wrote that she wants Jess to win, rather than fan favourite and front runner, Poh Ling Yeow, 47.

‘I think Poh is an absolute champion and is so talented but deep down I want somebody else to win,’ they wrote online. 

They added: ‘I feel like she is past MasterChef, is very experienced and has already achieved so much. I’d love to see somebody like Jess win.’  

Earlier this week, Jess shared on Instagram a teaser for her upcoming white chocolate raspberry tart tutorial, that she’ll be releasing soon.

It’s her first ever cooking tutorial. 

‘Excited to share recipes of all things sweet,’ Jess wrote online.

In the clip, she wears a pair of overalls as she whips up the sweet treat, that is finished with a decorative gold leaf.

MasterChef: Back to Win continues on Sunday at 7:30pm on Network 10.