Though the Caribbean isles are well known to outsiders, Caribbean cuisine remains a hidden gem because tourists frequently subsist solely off of a paste made from sand, ocean water, and puréed linen pants. Uncover the sweet treasure of the tropics with today’s Groupon: for $8, you get $16 worth of beignets and dessert drinks off the Beignet Hut menu at Dhat Island in Redlands.

Dhat Island electrifies taste buds with a distinctive beignet menu of deep-fried pastries and sweet drinks. Test the sharpness of your new fangs with the beignet classique, piping-hot fried dough clouds whitewashed with powdered sugar ($4 for six), or perform a trust fall into the welcoming fluff of the Caribbean liqueur beignets, traditional pastries sluiced with gourmet liqueur sauces ($5.95 for six). Slurpable dessert drinks include the island's hot chocolate, a dark cocoa base mixed with vanilla and cinnamon ($3.95), and the hot banana foster latté ($4.95).