I make them two different ways, I either microwave them till they're soft enough to cut in half, then I just put some brown sugar with a dab of butter in the center of them and then bake on a tray with an edge in case they tip to the side, I bake them for somewhere between 30 to 45 minutes till I can stab them with a fork and it goes right through.

The other way I make them is to microwave them again in order to soften them to cut open and i forgot to say to that after having them, scoop out the seeds. I then quarter them, add pepper and a dab of butter to them and bake on an edge tray for probably 30 minutes, till tender. This is the less fattening option but I like them best with brown sugar and occasionally when I don't have brown sugar, I use maple syrup and when I use maple syrup I leave out the dab of butter.