{"id":1183127,"date":"2026-09-20T19:45:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T19:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/?p=1183127"},"modified":"2026-09-20T20:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T20:04:20","slug":"the-best-hot-chocolate-in-essex-is-hiding-in-a-cornish-bakery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/?p=1183127","title":{"rendered":"The Best Hot Chocolate in Essex Is Hiding in a Cornish Bakery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Best Hot Chocolate in Essex is Hiding in a Cornish Bakery #chelmsford #thecornishbakery\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s2ENabu7IZA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We found it.<\/p>\n<p>After years of perfectly adequate but never-quite-right hot chocolates, we have finally found <em>the one<\/em>\u2026 in a Cornish bakery\u2026 in Essex.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1183134 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260914_1410545762-1024x715.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260914_1410545762-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260914_1410545762-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260914_1410545762-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260914_1410545762-1536x1073.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260914_1410545762-2048x1431.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260914_1410545762-1440x1006.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nestled in the heart of Chelmsford, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/sq1rRmvrneCzum2N8\">The Cornish Bakery<\/a><\/strong> has one goal: to make your eyes widen as you gaze in amazement at the beautiful array of treats on offer \u2014 from stuffed lemon meringue croissants and pistachio-filled pastries to, of course, what they\u2019re famous for: the Cornish pasty.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1183128 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260914_1408225032-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260914_1408225032-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260914_1408225032-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260914_1408225032-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260914_1408225032-1536x1156.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260914_1408225032-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260914_1408225032-1440x1084.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But we could easily give it all up for just one more of their Italian-style hot chocolates.<\/p>\n<p>The menu offers two options: the Italian hot chocolate and the classic hot chocolate, the latter made with added milk for a lighter, less dense finish. One sip of that velvety, dense, liquid brown gold gave us a true <em>Ratatouille<\/em> moment, transporting us straight back to Italy in an instant.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1183133 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/original_c1ec02d6-6768-4907-a1c0-857fe2564bc0_PXL_20260914_1417409562-1024x649.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/original_c1ec02d6-6768-4907-a1c0-857fe2564bc0_PXL_20260914_1417409562-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/original_c1ec02d6-6768-4907-a1c0-857fe2564bc0_PXL_20260914_1417409562-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/original_c1ec02d6-6768-4907-a1c0-857fe2564bc0_PXL_20260914_1417409562-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/original_c1ec02d6-6768-4907-a1c0-857fe2564bc0_PXL_20260914_1417409562-1536x974.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/original_c1ec02d6-6768-4907-a1c0-857fe2564bc0_PXL_20260914_1417409562-2048x1298.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/original_c1ec02d6-6768-4907-a1c0-857fe2564bc0_PXL_20260914_1417409562-1440x913.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With drinks under \u00a34 and pastries under \u00a35, this is the perfect spot for a weekend treat.<\/p>\n<p>So, if you\u2019re looking for one of the best local hot chocolates of your life, don\u2019t waste another minute \u2014 head over to The Cornish Bakery in Chelmsford. You can thank us later.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/?p=1182845\">Click here<\/a><\/strong> for more tips on the best places to visit in Essex.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We found it. After years of perfectly adequate but never-quite-right hot chocolates, we have finally found the one\u2026 in a Cornish bakery\u2026 in Essex. Nestled in the heart of Chelmsford, The Cornish Bakery has one goal: to make your eyes widen as you gaze in amazement at the beautiful array of treats on offer \u2014 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1183128,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[173,491,6,12],"tags":[451,487,493],"class_list":["post-1183127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coffee","category-england","category-food","category-latest","tag-best-coffee","tag-best-food","tag-england"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/PXL_20260914_1408225032-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1183127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1183127"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1183127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1183140,"href":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1183127\/revisions\/1183140"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1183128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1183127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1183127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1183127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}