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Ikea is famed for its simple, cost-effective self-assembly products – tables, chairs, beds – anything you can think of, Ikea will sell it in flat-pack form.

And apparently this rule even extends to its edible chocolate products.

The Swedish furniture brand is launching a flat-pack Easter bunny that comes in pieces and requires assembly before you eat it.

Well, technically you can just eat the separate pieces – but that would be cheating.

The VÅRKÄNSLA bunny is a three-piece milk chocolate rabbit made using certified cacao from sustainable sources. When built correctly, it stands up, just like a bunny on its hind legs.

Ikea flat-packs are notoriously difficult. Surrounded by screws, bolts and random pieces of plastic, the journey from flat-pack to furniture can be fraught with arguments, melt-downs and tears.

Ikea launches flat pack Easter Bunny IKEA
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The good news is that this chocolate bunny doesn’t require screws, tools or the frenzied translation of Swedish instructions.

With just three chocolate pieces, assembly should be the simple part – with the only potential arguments occurring when it’s time to decide who gets to eat it.

At £2.95 the bunny is the perfect pick-me-up after a tiring stint of furniture shopping.

Or if you have any kids it could be the perfect treat to get them training for future flat-pack sessions. The early you start them the better.

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