The oldest recipe found so far is from a copy of the oldest extant Danish cookbook, written by Henrik Harpestræng who died in 1244, which dates it to the early 13th century at the latest.
The name blancmange comes from its resemblance to a pudding of the same name.
In the 1986 Sci-Fi film Flight of the Navigator, Blancmange appear on David's TV with the music video for "Lose Your Love" when he is introduced to music videos by Carolyn, played by a young Sarah Jessica Parker.