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TASTE TEST: Anglesey's Monuts will leave you wanting more!

Mr Holt's has been described as the island's very own answer to the Willy Wonka factory. The popular business is owned by Richard Holt, a former pastry chef and star of S4C's pastry programme Yr Academi Felys (The Sweet Academy). Over the years, he has run the chocolate factory and café at the former mill at Melin Llynon, near Llanddeusant, and has crafted a popular Siocled range of Welsh chocolates. He has also designed a unique range of Anglesey-branded donuts - nicknamed 'Mônuts', which I, my wife and my son, recently embarked on a journey (of just half an hour or so) to try out. Now, it's worth noting at this point, that there are a lot more things you can do while you visit the Melin Llynon site - from an escape room to a model safari. But, as we were doing a flying visit, we simply stopped for some Monuts and sat by the old mill itself in the sunshine. The location itself is somewhat out of the way on the island, out in the sticks of Llandeusant. But, once you get there - particularly on a hot day like when we visited - it is certainly a lovely spot to sit down at. You're greeted by the historic Melin Llynon mill which dates back to the 1700's. The wonderful Melin Llynon. (Image: Newsquest) We walked in to the Mônuts section and were left impressed by the vast array of delicious options on offer. The Wonka-style hats, which visitors can take a picture with, were a nice touch also. There really was something for everyone to enjoy doughnut-wise with almost any possible flavour you could think of being available to buy. We opted for four doughnuts - Jammy dodger, luxury chocolate, school cake and caramel drizzle - and also bought a chocolate milkshake and a vanilla milkshake. That came to a total of £29.70, which is rather steep, but as a one-off treat cannot be whinged about, particularly as what we bought turned out to be very enjoyable. Also, as they're all hand-crafted by the team themselves, it is of course always great to support a local business where possible. TOP STORIES TODAY Job vacancy is advertised for manager at the new Wylfa site on Anglesey Historic estate set to provide helicopter landing pad for Bangor hospital We sat down at the benches on site to drink our lovely milkshakes and feed a, by then, very hungry one-and-a-bit-year-old some snacks before taking our doughnuts over to my mum and dad's house to share with them. Every single Mônut was wonderful in it's own right, with the jammy dodger one being a sweet toothed person's dream and the school cake option giving me a trip down memory lane to my younger years. My favourite though was the caramel drizzle as it was packed full of flavour. All four doughnuts were more than big enough to justify the price, and I'm glad we decided to share them between the four of us. My mum and dad agreed with us that they were well worth buying and they made for a nice afternoon treat while we caught up with family. I'd certainly go back to Melin Llynon in future to get my hands on another box of Mônuts. And the good news is that Mr Holt will soon be expanding his business' production with the opening of a new factory, supported by more than £250,000 in funding. I can't wait to see what other gems he produces in the months and years to come.