Just because pink apples are a REAL! Let's celebrate their preciously pink flesh!
Apples: the divine fruit of creation! The most iconic fruit in Western art, literature, and culture. From being the notorious forbidden fruit in the garden of Eden, to falling and inspiring Sir Isaac Newton’s theory of gravity, to becoming the world’s most valuable logo. Since antiquity, the apple has been one of the most popular fruits in the Western World and definitely the most popular pome fruit of them all.
But did ya know apple also come in hot pink?
There’s actually 7,500 varieties of apples in existence (whoa! #diversity)! 2,500 of them are grown in the US (though only 100 are grown commercially). They come in all different shapes, sizes, textures, aromas, flavors and colors!
Think… PINK!!!
What are Pink Apples
Pink apples is an all-encompassing terms that refers to any apple variety with pink flesh. The actual flesh color of these apples’ ranges from crimson pink to a vibrantly bright pink to a light pastel pink and even an orange-pink with numerous of shades in between!
Regardless of the exact shade, these apples will delight with their surprisingly pretty pink flesh inside.
Varieties of Pink Apples
There’s a TON of varieties of pink apples, some of the most common are:
- Pink Pearl
- Pink Sparkle
- Thornberry
- Geneva Crab
- Giant Russian
- Winter Red Flesh
- Almata
- Mountain Rose
- Red Wonder
- Hidden Rose
- Mott’s Pink
- Grenadine
- Buford Red Flesh
- Niedswetzkyana
- Rubaiyat
- Raven
- Scarlett Surprise
- Arborose Firecracker
Flavor of Pink Apples
Just as with other apples, their flavor ranges the sweet-tart spectrum.
Their apple taste is on par with non-pink fleshed apples.
Hidden Rose Apples
The apple pictured in this post are all of the Hidden Rose variety.
They’re a natural hybrid apple first discovered growing wild in the Pacific Northwest around 1960. Their flesh is rose colored, and their flavor is tart and mildly sweet.
Where to Find Pink Apples
Check out your local farmers market to find apples in all their glorious varieties, including pink-fleshed! Supermarkets generally tend to carry the same exact 5-10 kinds! Though you can also request your local grocer to start stocking pink apples!
If you or someone you know is growing preciously pink apples, I’d love to know in the comments below + please send them my way!
This post will continuously be updated with new pretty pink apple pictures!
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WOWIE I didn’t even know pink apples like this were real or existed! Your images are sooooo super lovely ~ thanks so much for sharing I love this post! 💗💗💗🍏💗
Yessss pink apples are real and exist! Naturally like that ~ no food coloring or anything artificial. How amazing is nature :)? And thank you so much for the super sweet feedback ~ I really appreciate it!
These apples are some of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen! And that pink color is unreal! Don’t think I’ve seen these before. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much Alex and right?!?! Their pink color is truly unreal! How amazing is Mother Nature :)?!
M&S food have them in at the moment!
Will check them out! Did ya get any Lee? Aren't these apples the prettiest :)? And thanks for the intel!
The varieties that you've mentioned here don't include Redlove. Why?
Besides, is it possible to get some graftwood /scions?
Looking into this Redlove variety now... thanks so much for the tip Firdaus ~ really appreciate it :)!
Hi!! Love this! Check out Lucy™ Glo and Lucy™ Rose! They have unreal color and have hints of berry!
Awesome Lily + thanks so much for the rec! Stoked to check out these apple varieties and really appreciate ya sharing :).
Oh wow! I would love to actually try a real apple. Can I order these in America? We specialize in all fake food and fruit. I just found out what a real orange looks like.. HEEELP
Hi Maureen and yes you can! Melissa's Produce ships them across the US. Enjoy + let me know how it goes :)!
We moved into our house last year with a sweet surprise that our apple tree yields these glorious fleshed fruits. To be honest I was taken back after peeling the 1st five, but thank God for the internet because I would have thought that our tree was diseased or something 😅. Lovely article! I have to look into your list to see which variety we have.
WOWIE Holly! Love that you moved into a house with a pretty ink surprise apple tree + what a sweet surprise! I'd love to see a pic of them if you can share. Thanks so much for the feedback and sharing ~ I really appreciate it :).