BSN Protein Crisp Bar, Protein Snack Bars, Crunch Bars with Whey Protein and Fiber, Gluten Free, Peanut Butter Crunch, 12 Count (Packaging May Vary)

Texture - Breaks apart VERY easily but not brittle. Held together well. It's basically like eating a rice krispie treat that was made without too many marshmallows. theres a swirl coating on top and the bottom is fully coated with sweet frosting.Flavor - I'm reviewing peanut butter crunch. I'm a nut butter addict - I eat at least 10 tablespoons a day, but anyways....the peanut butter flavor here is very very faint. its more of an aftertaste but its there. a stronger peanut butter taste would have been nice or straight up peanut butter as the coating (which would have increased the macros a bit) but I'm not complaining. it was still delicious. I don't know what I would call this flavor, but its sweet and good.Macros/Ingredients - There are some subtle differences in the macros across the flavors but they're all pretty much the same. The macros in these bars are competitive with most non MRP protein bars out there. These bars do use Maltitol syrup (Sugar alcohol) but its only 6grams, which is far below the max threshold for most people (30grams) in 1 shot before they get mudd butt. This gets the sweetness without adding in too much sugar. The protein sources are comprised of: Whey Isolate, whey Concentrate and milk concentrate. Pretty solid combo of quality protein. There's also soy protein isolate but not part of the blend and the fear behind soy protein is far overblown. There's some other fillers in there but seriously...who cares - its stuff you'll find in most packaged goods.Value - Outside of sales, $19.99 is a pretty good deal for 12 bars around 50-60grams. Most 12 ct boxes go for around $24.99 these days.Wrap Up - I know there are other 'rice crisp' based bars out there but this is my first one and it really blew me away. The texture was a nice change from the protein bars currently in my stash (nitrotech/combat/mission1/thinkthin/venture/cellucor/fitjoy/optibar) and I probably ate this entire bar in less than 90 seconds. The flavoring didn't really match the label flavor but I'll let it pass since it was good.10/10

Macros, Flavor, and size are all on point.

The taste is fantastic, and yet it's still full of protein and limited in carbs. Great alternative option when working out or supplementing low calorie meals/diets. Highly recommend.

One of my favorite high protein snacks. The texture isn’t great, but it taste great and makes it easy to get high protein with low calories.

I’ve tried all of these bars except for the mint chocolate chip. I absolutely loved almost every single one, and these and the other one that isn’t my favorite (theee, chocolate chocolate one, forget the name) ALSO took me by surprise with how much flavor is in them. How authentically chocolate the chocolate one is, I wasn’t disappointed. But my favorites… are immaculate!My favorites would definitely beee, the peanut butter one, the salted toffee caramel one, and the vanilla marshmallow one. Incredible and I do not think one tops the other with these three in particular. When I first tried the vanilla marshmallow, my first time trying these bars, I actually would say that these are the best out of ANY marshmallow-flavored rice crispy treat of any other kind. They have an amazing vanilla taste. They are a little bit sweeter, of course marshmallow AND vanilla. So I certainly wouldn’t eat these on a completely empty stomach. But my god they are incredible. The toffee caramel is probably my ultimate favorite if I were to pick one. You don’t even taste the protein in really any of these it’s crazy. The peanut butter, is a really delicious peanut butter flavor. It’s like Reese’s if memory serves, and these are so good that it does satisfy my craving for a candy bar. They do.Sometimes I give in despite trying to save them for after workouts and I take one or even two to snack on and even when I HAVE normal candy there were quite a few times that I preferred these! They’re THAT good. They’re a very decent size, which I’m very grateful for considering that, like most every protein-based product is quite expensive. Considering that many products are about the same price or more and that they’re way easier and tastier to “prepare” for myself than a protein shake, SO worth the price. Delicious.

Purchased the Vanilla Marshmallow flavor to include as gifts for basketball players goody bags. Was not sure how they'd taste so tried one myself. I thought it was excellent, tasted just like a rice krispy treat, so I gave a piece to my 17 yr old son to try, he loved them. I then brought another one to cheer practice and had my 12-15 yr old cheerleaders each take a small piece, they all loved them and asked if we could include them in their goody bags as well. Needless to say, I will be buying another box b/c I know I'll be handing these out at upcoming practices!

It is true, they taste great. But that comes with a price. These are better off called "fart bars" because that is exactly what you'll be doing for a few hours after eating them. I didn't have any issues worse than that but those more sensitive I suppose might. As much as I liked the taste, won't be buying again.

Love this protein bar for my rice crispy treat fans in my home. Perfect on the go boost of protein for my high school athlete. Doesn’t have the grainy taste that you find in many protein bars. Have bought it several times already.