The bars taste nothing like Cornflakes, which I equate to the boring, bland, sog-prone cereal I grew up with. Just as Rice Krispies cereal and u003ca href=u0022https://www.averiecooks.com/browned-butter-rice-krispies-treats.htmlu0022u003eBrowned Butter Rice Krispies Treatsu003c/au003e taste nothing alike, these bars are even less reminiscent of cornflakes than rice krispies treats are of Rice Krispies.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Cornflakes soften enough to become packed down into the pan to create the bars, but retain tons of chewy, dense texture to give your jaw a workout. Nothing soggy about these flakes.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe peanut butter flavor is strong and robust, and because it's mixed and melted together with brown sugar and vanilla, the bars have caramel undertones, which I love.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe chocolate-peanut butter fudgy topping adds just the right amount of chocolate to balance and complement the peanut butter. Peanut butter is so much better when chocolate is involved!