Angel Delight Bubble Jelly with Boba (Ocado) By @Cinabar

Angel Delight is one of those properly iconic 1980s cupboard staples. It’s the instant whip that comes in a sachet, you add milk, whisk it up, leave it to set and you’ve got a bowl of mousse. You can still buy it now and it definitely sits in that fun retro category.

This time though they’ve gone in a completely different direction, tapping into the boba trend. Instead of tea, we’ve got jelly. Specifically, Angel Delight Lemonade Bubble Jelly with Bursting Strawberry Boba. It might only be February but this feels like a summer dessert. Now we just need the weather to cooperate.

There are four tubs in a pack. When I picked up the first one I could see the strawberry boba suspended in the jelly and it looked really appealing. I will say the lid was firmly stuck down. This was not a gentle yoghurt style peel, it needed a bit of effort.

Taste wise, it’s actually really good. The jelly has a fresh lemonade flavour that’s bright without being overly sharp. The strawberry boba are properly sweet and packed with rich berry flavour. They pop as you bite into them, which makes the whole thing more fun than your standard pot of jelly.

It’s quite a leap from traditional Angel Delight, but the flavours work and it feels like a smart way to modernise a classic brand.

Angel Delight Butterscotch and Chocolate Flavour Ice Creams (Morrisons) By @Cinabar

Angel Delight was one of the classic desserts of the 1980s, an instant whip mixed with milk and left to set in bowls. It was a household staple, and butterscotch was, of course, the best flavour. The brand is still readily available, and last year it branched out into choc-ice-style lollies on sticks. Those must have been a success (they were lovely), as this year they've launched Angel Delight Butterscotch and Chocolate Flavour Ice Creams.

The lollies consist of twisted ice cream, part butterscotch, part chocolate. They look very pretty with the two flavours intertwined. On tasting, the butterscotch was divine: sweet, with that perfect note of burnt caramel. The chocolate was smooth and creamy, and the ice cream overall was a delight. The texture was light and mallowy, which added to the enjoyment. I really appreciated this treat on a warm day and will be checking back for any other flavours in the range.

If you’ve tried the original Angel Delight whip, I recommend giving these a go too, they offer a lovely bit of retro indulgence.

Angel Delight Butterscotch flavour ice cream dipped in milk chocolate (Iceland) By @SpectreUK

After all the rain for the last six months or more, we seem to be having a hot spell here. What could be better than a choc-ice in hot weather? Well Angel Delight may have gone one better with this new butterscotch flavour ice cream dipped in milk chocolate. Knowing my favourite Angel Delight flavour is butterscotch, Cinabar let me write the blog for this one. She also told me a fascinating fact that Sean Connery invented the choc-ice with a stick.

As you can see from the photographs, on opening the wrapper there was a slim milk chocolate coated choc-ice with a stick, courtesy of the first James Bond. On biting in and trying not to lose any crunchy chocolate, there was a soft mallowish butterscotch ice cream inside. Perfect together, the milk chocolate complimented the Angel Delight butterscotch flavour in a moreish refreshingly naughty but rather delightful fashion. Yum. Just what I needed on a hot sunny afternoon.

Information on the box; The 3 x choc-ices in the box have 215 calories in each one, with 13.4g of fat, 20.7g of sugar and 0.07g of salt. Please see photograph for the ingredients.

Angel Delight Ice Cream – Butterscotch Edition (Sainsburys) [By @Cinabar]

I love Angel Delight. On the off chance you haven’t heard of it, it’s an instant whip dessert, you add milk, whisk and pop it in the fridge and then you have mousse. I remember the stuff from my childhood, and still have it as a treat now as a quick pudding. It fills me with nostalgia. Although they have created limited edition whips in the past (anyone remember popcorn flavour or even blackcurrant?) this new product is a whole new market for them.
This is almost instant ice cream. I’m not going to say it is ‘instant’ because you do need to leave it in the freezer for at least four hours, but it is certainly a heck of a lot easier than other methodologies. There is no need for an ice cream maker, no need to remove the ice cream from the freezer at regular intervals to re-mix, just a simple set of instructions. Add milk to a bowl, add the Angel Delight ice cream powder and whisk (with an electric whisk) for five minutes. It emphasises the need to use an electric whisk to make sure you get the right texture at the end. The mixture doubles in size in the bowl as you whip it up so that helps to tell you when it’s ready too. At this point you stir in any extra ingredients or flavourings or sauces you fancy. I had a packet of ice cream sprinkles in the cupboard, which had two ingredients I thought would mix in nicely, mini fudge pieces and cinder toffee pieces. I emptied both of these sprinkles into the bowl and gave it a good stir to make sure they were evenly distributed. I choose not to add any sauce as the base flavour of this ice cream is butterscotch, and I wanted to experience that without any other distractions. Then that’s it, all you do is pour the mixture into a suitable freezer safe container and wait four hours for it to become ice cream. Then all that’s left to do is to eat it.

The final ice cream wasn’t a soft scoop, so I left it a few minutes before scooping it out of the container. It was a rich caramel in colour, and the extra bits I’ve added looked quite smart scattered inside the dessert.
I have to say I was totally impressed by the taste of the ice cream. The butterscotch base flavour was lovely and rich, and full of brown sugary goodness. If you like the regular Angel Delight in butterscotch you won’t be disappointed! Most impressive though was the texture of the ice cream. It was absolutely perfect. It was thick, but soft and creamy and it melted wonderfully on the tongue. I have to say the texture and flavour tasted like proper shop bought ice cream. With the addition of some creative toppings this could easily be up there with Ben and Jerry’s, but it’s even more fun to do it yourself. Think crumbled Oreos in or caramel sauce drizzled throughout, or crushed up Crunchie bar pieces. The possibilities are endless! Wow!
The Angel Delight reviewed was for the Butterscotch version, but I have also purchased a sachet of their other flavour Vanilla. My dad is a keen beekeeper, and as such I do have plenty of honey to hand. I think I will mix the next Angel Delight Vanilla Ice Cream up rippled through with runny honey! I just love that making ice cream has become so simple, and am looking forward to experimenting with some different flavours. This could be product of the year for me!

By Cinabar