Who doesn’t love some New York style cheesecake? I know I do but to get it in a protein bar is something I haven’t seen done or done well yet. I got a special delivery in the mail from the company ANSI Advanced Nutrient Science International of their 3 flavors of Gourmet Cheesecake Protein Bars. I was so surprised when this came and couldn’t wait to test them out to share my thoughts with you.  I posted about these on my Instagram as one of the protein bars I currently eat and enjoy, that works well with my macros and doesn’t impact my stomach or my skin. Some whey protein bars will cause me to break out and some also give me stomach pains/cramps, but these worked well and fill me up and have a great, soft, delicious taste. I did not receive compensation to talk about this brand, all they did was send me one box of each of their 3 flavors to try and because I actually really like them I wanted to share with you all.

 The bars are high fiber, soy free, hormone free protein, gluten free, non-GMO and use zero sugar alcohols. They have 20 grams of isolate protein per bar, 19 grams of fiber, 4 grams of sugar and 210 calories per bar. This is about the macros I always look for in a protein bar. I always want high protein and high fiber hit under 225 calories and low sugar. The sweetener used is stevia which is what I use in my coffee and baking. I prefer stevia over any fake sweeteners and like to avoid protein or bars that use sucralose when possible.

The three flavors I received were chocolate truffle cheesecake, raspberry truffle cheesecake and chocolate peanut butter. It’s a toss up between the chocolate and the peanut butter as my favorite. The chocolate reminds me of a chocolate cupcake with chocolate frosting made by Hostess which we used to eat as kids and the peanut butter reminds me of peanut butter mousse cake. Both are delicious and taste like a dessert. They are thick and filling and really hold me over between meals when I’m in a pinch.

 
I remember trying one of these bars about a year ago but it looked and tasted much different. I think they reformulated and redid their look of the bars to add a bottom chocolate layer. They did not have that before and this adds a nice flavor to the bar. They are soft and unlike many other bars of this macro content they don’t get hard as rocks over time. The fiber is always good to keep you feeling full between meals.

 
I am also really please that they use protein sources that are non-GMO and do not use hormones from the milk of the cows. I have a hard time having lots of protein every day that comes from way sources that use hormones and cows because the dairy sometimes can make me break out or feel very bloated I did not have either of those reactions to this particular bar which is always good.

 
The flavors were delicious and didn’t taste overly sweet or make me feel like my stomach was bloated after which can sometimes happen when you have an isolate protein since it digests very quickly. This is a great bar to have in my purse or gym bag eat quickly after work out if I have no other meal to grab for. Sometimes bars that claim to taste like something don’t always turn out tasting like that particular thing but these truly do taste like a cheesecake dessert.

 
Overall I would rate this bar on a 1 to 10 a definite 8+ for flavor protein source and how much it makes me feel full between meals. I also like the variety of the flavors to appeal to different types of folks for example if you don’t like chocolate the raspberry truffle is delicious for berry flavored lovers. The bar doesn’t seem to get hard or be difficult to chew sometimes that can happen with bars were the first one might be super soft but as you get through the box the others get to be a little harder but these were perfect.

 
If you’re in the market to try a new protein bar this one might be great for you I definitely give it a thumbs up and will be looking forward to tasting any new flavors they launch in the coming months.

*disclaimer – I was not paid to promote this product I did however receive the three boxes free to sample and test on my own and give my own opinion. 

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