Angel Delight

Angel Delight is a powdered dessert product, produced in the United Kingdom. It is designed to be mixed and whisked with milk to create a mousse-like sweet dessert. The name has become a generic term for similar types of dessert, of which there are now many varieties available.

Angel Delight was launched in 1967 by the Bird's company with a strawberries and cream flavour. After a lull in popularity during the 1980s, a revival campaign was run in 1999, featuring Wallace & Gromit. The brand is now the best-selling line in the UK instant cold desserts sector [cite web | url = http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,1818667,00.html | title = The power behind Angel Delight | date = July 12, 2006 | accessdate = 2008-05-03] and is currently sold in five flavours: strawberry, butterscotch, chocolate, raspberry, and banana; three low-sugar variants are also sold. Former flavours include vanilla ice-cream, forest fruits, popcorn and candy floss.

References

* [http://www.waitrose.com/food/celebritiesandarticles/ingredients/0105094.aspx History]
* [http://www.premierfoods.co.uk/our-brands/angel-delight_home.cfm Premier Foods page]
* [http://www.practicallyedible.com/edible.nsf/encyclopaedia!openframeset&frame=Right&Src=/edible.nsf/Pages/angeldelight!opendocument Practically Edible Page]