The instructions say to "pat" the crust into the pan, but the crust was thick batter and needed to be spread with a spatula. It says to "pour" the filling over the crust, yet it was too thick to be poured and had to be scraped in. The topping, the crisp part, said to "sprinkle" over the pumpkin mixture, yet it was runny like soft cookie dough and had to be spooned and gently smeared across the top. The cakey crust was bland. The filling was drab. The only good thing about it was the little bits of topping that were actually sweet, almost a caramel taste. My 3 kids hated it, I only ate the top of mine, and I would not recommend it to anyone.