I'm no angel, but this was a delight (Angel Delight)

Member Name: emmyjepson

Product:	Angel Delight
Date:	20/07/09 (64 review reads)
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Advantages: Light and fluffy, cheap, no artifical colours or flavours, low in fat/calories/sugar, versatile

Disadvantages: May become quite sickly

Angel Delight. It's a childhood favourite for many. It's light fluffiness makes it an easy to eat dessert for kids and even adults. I, however, have only had one experience with Angel Delight so far, and that was after my dinner on this rainy July evening.

Angel Delight was launched way back in 1967 by the popular manufacturer Bird's and has continued to sell in all supermarkets ever since. The powdered dessert product is sold in 47g packets and is avaliable in five different flavours: Strawberry, Butterscotch, Chocolate, Raspberry and Banana. The flavour that I was served to try was the No Added Sugar Strawberry. Despite it containing no added sugar, I'm sure both strawberry variations are extremely similar, so I won't be referring to them as two different flavours!

In Sainsbury's each packet is sold for the ridiculously, but wonderfully, cheap price of 32p, and in other supermarkets I'm sure the price will vary around this figure. The strawberry packet is easily recognisable, as the words 'Angel Delight' consume almost all of the front of the blue packet in large, white writing, written on a light pink background, with the flavour printed directly below this. Below this in several light pink coloured bubbles are descriptions of the dessert such as 'fluffy', 'light' and 'calcium goodness'. The packet also states that the Angel Delight contains no artifical colours or flavours and no hydrogenated fat. Relief for those that are either keeping an eye on what ingredients their body consumes, or keeping an eye on their weight! On the packet, it also says to 'whip up with fresh milk', and because the strawberry flavour I happened to buy was no added sugar, this is also written in a white, cloud-shaped bubble above the name of the product.

To make the Angel Delight, there are three simple steps to follow, which are printed on the back of the packet:
# Pour 300ml (approx 1/2 pint) chilled semi-skimmed or whole fresh milk into a basin.
# Add the Angel Delight and whisk until light and creamy.
# Leave to thicken for 5 minutes before serving - No need to chill!

Once served, sat in my little glass bowl, the Angel Delight looked extremely light and fluffy, as the packet describes. It's light pink colour is very appealing, and I assume this colour would make a child very excited to eat it! The texture looked very mousse-like, but without the bubbles, and I assume if I'd used whole milk instead of semi-skimmed milk, then the consistency of the dessert would become even thicker.



Surprisingly, I found that there was no aroma that I could smell from the dessert, no matter how close I put my nose to the bowl - which I tried to do discreetly, as I didn't want my mum thinking this was something to do with my eating problem! However, after I'd tried some of the dessert and tried smelling the dessert again, I could smell a very mild strawberry scent, that smelt very light and creamy.

Now, obviously this is the most important part of the dessert, so I'll go into as much detail as I can about the taste of the Angel Delight! Taking my teaspoon and trying some, there was a definate mild strawberry taste! It wasn't that creamy, however due to the consistency of the dessert, it did make it appear this way - which added to the loveliness of it! It was, indeed, very light and fluffy like I'd expected, and there was just enough strawberry taste without it becoming too much. I am still surprised that the packet I bought contained no added sugar, as it was rather sweet tasting, and although this was a good thing, I didn't know whether the regular strawberry flavour would taste sweeter. If it does, I think it would be too much for my tastebuds, as after finishing it as I was told by my mum, I realised that anymore would have become quite sickly. However, this is most likely due to the fact that I ate the Angel Delight by itself.

On the back of the packet there are three suggestions, obviously aimed at small children, as to what desserts could be created with Angel Delight: 'Make scrummy fruit cocktail', 'Pour over banana and sprinkle with chocs' and 'Make funny faces with fresh fruit'. Clearly, Angel Delight is aimed at young children due to it's packaging and these dessert suggestions, however, it's still to be enjoyed by adults, aswell. Personally, I think Angel Delight would accompany cake or perhaps a slice of pie delightfully, and I think served with jelly it would make a tasty, satisfying dessert or snack. Or, as an alternative, it could be used for a lower fat purpose instead of cream or ice-cream, as the nutritional value isn't something that is exactly terrifying to read;

Per 89g serving as prepared with semi-skimmed milk:
Energy 374kJ
Calories 89
Protein 3.2g
Carbohydrate 11.5g
of which sugars 5.3g
Fat 3.4g
of which saturates 2.6g
Fibre trace
Sodium 0.18g
Salt Equivalent 0.46g

So, as you can see, this is an extremely low calorie dessert and the fat content is rather angelic. It's also reassuring for parents to know that they can serve this to their children without them bouncing off the walls afterwards, as it contains a mere 5.3g of sugar. With this no-guilt nutritional value, this dessert can obviously be enjoyed by those that are keeping an eye of their figure whilst wanting to satisfy their sweet tooth.

Unfortunately there are too many ingredients for me to list, but quite obviously, due to the fact that this dessert needs milk to be eaten, it's not suitable for those with milk or lactose intolerence. However, on the back of the packet there is an icon which proves that this dessert has been approved by the Vegetarian Society, making it suitable for myself and other vegetarians.

Overall, I'd definately recommend trying Angel Delight, as it's a satisfying instant dessert that's not only easy to make and cheap, but is extremely versatile and can accompany many other desserts to give them a little extra something. Perfect for after a meal or as a snack for the whole family!


© emmyjepson

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