As if a Roman villa, Beezantium, farm shop, cyder bar and spa weren’t enough, best of all The Newt in Somerset have their very own Gelateria. There, I discovered not only an array of delicious ice creams, but also deep fried croissant pieces tossed in cinnamon sugar drizzled with a sticky toffee sauce How could I resist? I also spotted some delicious apple curd and asked for a dollop! Heavenly. So heavenly, I just had to recreate the dish at home.

For the mini croissants, I used store bought puff pastry then cut the sheets into small triangles before rolling them into croissant shapes. I then deep fried the pastry until golden and, whilst still warm, tossed the mini croissants in cinnamon and nutmeg sugar. See my video here!

The toffee sauce, however, is where the magic happens!