I've used Angel Delight as a pie. It was OK, but it's more of a mousse type feel to it. I also think. It's kind of trail and error to get it to the correct constituency, so it's firm enough.
One thing that I find good, if you want some colour in your pies is getting a jelly (proper one not power), cut into cubes and start to make so the cubes start to dissolve, then add a tin of carnation milk, and whisk it up, an electric hand mixer would be best as you've really got whisk like crazy. Eventually it will all fluff up and give a great coloured pie filling.
It's kind of a British, crap equivalent of do-it-yourself cool whip if you're having to mix anything up then i find something like (thick) cake batter and (in the UK) dream topping works best. Also found by accident that with icing sugar added when making dream topping it can make it super firm and glossy!!
I use it quite often, it's a cheaper way to get different colour and consistency to your pies if you want something different to squirty cream or double cream.
Goober said: It's kind of a British, crap equivalent of do-it-yourself cool whip if you're having to mix anything up then i find something like (thick) cake batter and (in the UK) dream topping works best. Also found by accident that with icing sugar added when making dream topping it can make it super firm and glossy!!
I could well be wrong, but if I have always understood that Angel Delight is much more akin to what they call 'pudding' in the USA. I am not sure if that's what it's called in Canada, but this may be a point of reference.
I'd also say generally that I actually really like angel delight pies. I used some, for the umpteenth time, on a recent shoot and again I thought they gave excellent coverage.
But I am a big cake batter and dream topping fan too.