Microwave Oven Baked Whole Pumpkin Appitizers

A microwave oven makes cooking a pumpkin
as easy as pie, ( tacky pun intended ).
You simply cut the top off, remove seeds
and cook it until the pumpkin is tender.
I've used cooked pumpkin in desserts and tried
to be creative in making a pumpkin bread pudding.
Cut the whole pumpkin up into serving size pieces,
add sugar and spices ( another tacky pun ).
The kitchen is filled with the aroma of
a freshly baked homemade pumpkin pie.

Ingredients:
1 cooking pumpkin
cold water for cleaning
4 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
Whipped cream on the side.

Directions:
Wash outside of whole pumpkin to remove any dirt.
Using a sharp knife or reciprecating saw,
cut the top off of the pumpkin and remove seeds.
Cut the pumpkin into serving size pieces.
Season pumpkin with sugars and spice, ( another pun? ) Microwave on high setting until pumpkin is tender.
Serve with whipped cream on the side.