This was 5 stars because it was easy and delicious. I'm no cook and have never made filling from scratch, but I read the reviews and took heed to make sure I cooked the filling long enough. I also used the Nilla Wafer pie crust that was suggested, which was a nice complement to the banana. I'll note that when I started making it, I realized I didn't have any vanilla extract, so I cooked and stirred until my husband got back from the store. Likely for this reason, I didn't have the problem with the filling being thin that others have noted. I filled the whole crust with the bananas and just filled the pie crust afterwards (in hind sight, I should have layered a little more as there were some nana bits that were not part of the "pudding"). I DID NOT cook it, and am glad for that information. It was perfect just chilled and we added topping before eating it. Great recipe which I will try again! Thanks for an easy, delicious Christmas dessert!!