2 1/2 cups chopped almonds
4 tablespoons butter
1 cup white sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup extracts of lemon zest and lemon zest (e.g. Plantation Lemonade)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage (e.g. Sprite)
1 pound frozen pineapple, thawed
Melt almonds in the bottom of a large bowl. Crush almonds with a hand blender or a pastry blender. Mix together sugar, melted butter, water, lemon juice, lemon zest and lemon zest (e.g. Plantation Lemonade).
Spread mixture onto the prepared baking sheet, secure with tines of fork. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 1 hour.