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    You are here: Home / Recipes / Colors & Seasons / All Pretty Pink Apples Things

    All Pretty Pink Apples Things

    Sep 14, 2020 · 16 Comments

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    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?

    Pink apples, cut in half, revealing their pink flesh, overhead shot.

    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!!!

    Daniela Gerson holding pink apples, overhead shot on a black background.

    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
    Hidden Rose apples, whole and peeled, revealing their pink flesh! Balck background, overhead shot.

    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!

    Pink apples peeled and cut into quarters, revealing their rose colored pink flesh. Overhead shot on black background.

    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! 

    It's a pretty Pink Apple Cake!

    Pink apple cake, in a black cast iron pan, overhead shot on a black background. The color of the pink apples is a vibrantly hot pink and they really pop on the cake!

    Stoked on the colors of produce?

    Check out these Pink Lemons, Red Okra, Rainbow Tomatoes and Rainbow Apples!

    If you're also pretty pink apples stoked I’d love to hear about it and see it too! Please leave a comment below and take a pic and tag it on Instagram with #danielagerson. You can also follow me on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest to see more colorfully delicious food and all sorts of awesome adventures!

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    1. Jacqueline Gerson says

      September 28, 2020 at 12:59 pm

      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! 💗💗💗🍏💗

      Reply
      • Daniela Gerson says

        September 28, 2020 at 1:05 pm

        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!

        Reply
    2. Alex Gerson says

      October 03, 2020 at 3:24 pm

      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!

      Reply
      • Daniela Gerson says

        October 03, 2020 at 3:25 pm

        Thank you so much Alex and right?!?! Their pink color is truly unreal! How amazing is Mother Nature :)?!

        Reply
    3. Lee Pedelty says

      January 10, 2021 at 1:12 pm

      M&S food have them in at the moment!

      Reply
      • Daniela Gerson says

        January 11, 2021 at 12:12 pm

        Will check them out! Did ya get any Lee? Aren't these apples the prettiest :)? And thanks for the intel!

        Reply
    4. Firdaus Ahmad says

      February 25, 2021 at 3:02 am

      The varieties that you've mentioned here don't include Redlove. Why?
      Besides, is it possible to get some graftwood /scions?

      Reply
      • Daniela Gerson says

        March 16, 2021 at 11:19 am

        Looking into this Redlove variety now... thanks so much for the tip Firdaus ~ really appreciate it :)!

        Reply
    5. Lily Haughee says

      March 14, 2021 at 8:05 pm

      Hi!! Love this! Check out Lucy™ Glo and Lucy™ Rose! They have unreal color and have hints of berry!

      Reply
      • Daniela Gerson says

        March 16, 2021 at 11:17 am

        Awesome Lily + thanks so much for the rec! Stoked to check out these apple varieties and really appreciate ya sharing :).

        Reply
    6. Maureen Allison says

      October 19, 2021 at 8:05 pm

      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

      Reply
      • Daniela Gerson says

        November 06, 2021 at 12:19 pm

        Hi Maureen and yes you can! Melissa's Produce ships them across the US. Enjoy + let me know how it goes :)!

        Reply
    7. Holly says

      July 20, 2022 at 12:50 pm

      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.

      Reply
      • Daniela Gerson says

        July 30, 2022 at 9:51 am

        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 :).

        Reply
    8. Kim Hutson says

      September 04, 2022 at 9:47 am

      I just went to a lovely sculpture trail at Middlethorpe Manor in York (UK) and they said it was okay to take some fruit from the orchard. They had beauuutiful pink apples with pink flesh. I've just eaten one and it smelled like a candy apple!

      I can send pictures if you still want them!

      Reply
      • Daniela Gerson says

        September 25, 2022 at 10:58 am

        Yes Kim I'd still love to see them!!! Did they look like the pink Hidden Rose ones on this post? Thanks so much for sharing and so stoked to see your pink apples :).

        Reply

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