Sugar and lemon are an old trick for playing up berries' sweet and tart qualities, as well as for bringing out their natural juices.

These little bites will surprise with their tomato sweetness (bolstered with financier buns made with almond flour and confectioners sugar) and tart goat cheese.

This finely chopped slaw has just the right balance of sweet and tart. It goes on top of the pulled pork, not alongside it.

In this rich tart, a substantial, buttery crust cradles a chewy, candylike caramel filling bursting with deep, nuanced flavor.

Sweet-tart: The tang of lemon curd and fresh lemon juice balances the sweetness of this layer cake.

In the winter months, there’s nothing like the bewitching, slightly exotic flavor of Key limes to transport you mentally to some warm tropical spot. This cake, with its tart lime filling offset by...

Green apple and cider vinegar provide the right amount of tart balance in this slightly sweet, down-home soup topped with homemade bacon bits.

Nestled in a flaky crust, nectarines and raspberries tease the best out of each other—these pies are fragrant and floral, sweet and tart.

Applesauce goes global in a chutney spiced with ginger and red-pepper flakes. Tart Granny Smiths and sweet Galas are cut into chunks for this chutney.

We double your pleasure by offering not one but two buttery, nutty shortbread rounds in each cookie. They sandwich tart berry jam under a drift of confectioners sugar.