[ericjang]

I only learned this recently, but it's actually spelled "just deserts".

Although desserts (sweet confections) are often associated with rewards, the word "deserts" refers to the element of distributive justice.

Source: I wrote a paper about this for a class and got a C+.

[lobster_johnson]

Deserts is an archaic word meaning "reward", i.e. a kind of noun form of "deserve".

[LogicFailsMe]

"Just Desserts" would be a great name for a bakery, no?

[EliRivers]

http://www.justdesserts.com/

[Grepsy]

It's been a while since I've seen the marquee element in action.

[madaxe_again]

It's those things left for you - which have been deserted.

[mrec]

No, that usage has a different etymology. Compare:

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/desert#Etymology_1

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/desert#Etymology_3

[hola_hola]

So why the c+? Seems rather informative. Just learned something new.

[mcintyre1994]

Is it pronounced like desserts still?

[IneffablePigeon]

Yes (the same as the _verb_ deserts is pronounced)