Panocha is a flavorful American pudding that is especially popular in New Mexico and southern Colorado, unsurprisingly so, as the dish has a great Mexican influence. This thick pudding consists of panocha flour (made from sprouted wheat), cane sugar, water, butter, and warming spices such as cinnamon and cloves.

Although panocha used to be baked in empty lard cans in the past, today the mixture is baked in an oven, and the dish is traditionally served well-chilled.