 If you are looking to convert baking recipes from cups to grams, use the tables of baking conversions below to guide you when converting ingredients like powdered sugar from cups to grams, or flour from cups to grams, or butter from cups to grams…
Why “how much does 1 cup weigh” isn’t the right question to ask“How much does 1 cup weigh?” is a question that I get asked a lot, but it’s a question that is too vague for me to answer without more details: the reality is that the weight of 1 cup of anything is dependant on the density of the ingredient you are measuring. So 1 cup of all purpose flour does not weigh the same thing as 1 cup of chocolate or 1 cup of skim milk, for example. The volume of 1 cup of flour and 1 cup of milk is the same. Yes. But the weight of 1 cup of these ingredients is not. If you are wondering how to convert from volumes to weights, or vice versa, keep reading or sign up to download this baking conversions chart pdf. Kitchen tools you need for measuring ingredientsRemember that when you measure out dry ingredients, use cup measures designed for dry ingredients (like these on Amazon), like flour, sugars, oats, etc. On the other hand, use a measuring cup designed for liquids (like this one on Amazon) when you need to measure ingredients like milk, water, and anything that is fluid! While both tools measure volumes, it’s a lot easier to fill dry measuring cups with dry ingredients and level them by running the back of a knife across. And liquid measuring cups make filling, pouring, and walking around a lot less messy. No spills! Trust me! For nut butters, I use dry measuring cups. Use the tool that you are most comfortable with. For small quantities of ingredients, never weigh them unless you have a scale that can handle small weights of less than 10 grams. So for ingredients like baking soda, baking powder, and salt, use tablespoons and teaspoons, not your kitchen scale. Baking conversions chartOne essential tool if you want to transition to baking with your kitchen scale by weight instead of with measuring cups is a baking ingredients conversion chart. I’ve put together an easy to use Baking Conversions Chart with all the most common baking ingredients that you will need to bake most recipes, including the ones on this blog. The baking conversions chart includes cups, metric & imperial measurements (grams & ounces), and it’s a FREE printable! To get a copy of this free baking conversions chart pdf, click here.
Here are the tools you need to measure ingredients in your kitchen:
Tools for measuring and weighing baking ingredients
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Baking conversions for oil from cups to gramsThe conversion from volume to weight for oil is slightly different than butter. Oil has a lower density than butter, therefore 1 cup oil weighs a little less than 1 cup of butter. In fact, 1 cup of oil weighs 225 grams.
FlourThe weight of 1 cup of flour varies according to the type of flour. It also varies greatly according to how you fill the measuring cup with flour. I measure flour using the spoon-into-cup method, as opposed to the scooping method. For the spoon-into-cup method, you are spooning the flour into the dry measuring cup. You are not packing and compacting the flour into the cup measure. You are not tapping the measuring cup to pack the flour down so you can squeeze in more! Others may measure flour differently, by the scooping method: if you take your measuring cup and drag it through a bag of flour to fill it, the flour is more compact in the measuring cup and therefore, 1 cup of flour will weigh 140 grams, if not more. If you spoon flour into your measuring cup, 1 cup of flour is equivalent to 125 grams, on average. That’s the way I fill a measuring cup and so that is the conversion I use on Kitchen Heals Soul. Here are some useful conversions of cups to grams of flour. Baking conversions for all-purpose from cups to gramsAs a rule, if you fill your measuring cup by spooning in dry ingredients into the cup, then levelling the top, 1 cup of all-purpose flour weighs 125 grams.
Baking conversions for cake flour from cups to gramsCake flour is lighter than all-purpose flour, and so, 1 cup of cake flour weighs 115 grams. For chestnut flour, 1 cup weighs 115 grams as well. This conversion also applies to chopped nuts: 1 cup of chopped nuts weighs 115 grams.
SugarsBaking conversions for granulated sugar & brown sugar (not packed) from cups to gramsPlease note that I do not pack my brown sugar into the cup measurer. I spoon the sugar into the measurer. As a rule, 1 cup of sugar weighs 200 grams. If you are measuring brown sugar and you pack the brown sugar tightly into the cup measure, 1 cup of brown sugar will weigh 220 grams, if not more.
Remember 1 cup of packed brown sugar weighs 220 grams. Baking conversions for icing sugar from cups to gramsI measure icing sugar (also known as powdered sugar) the same way I measure flour, using the spoon-into-cup method, as opposed to the scoop-into-cup method. This means that you are not packing and compacting sugar into the cup measure. Others may measure icing sugar differently, but this is how I measure mine. Generally, 1 cup of icing sugar weighs 125 grams.
Baking conversions for honey and maple syrup from cups to gramsHoney and maple syrup are quite dense and therefore 1 cup of honey or maple syrup usually weighs 340 grams (12 oz).
ChocolateBaking conversions for cocoa powder from cups to gramsI measure cocoa the same way I measure flour, using the spoon-into-cup method, as opposed to the scoop-into-cup method. This means that you are not packing and compacting cocoa into the cup measure. Others may measure cocoa powder differently, but this is how I measure mine. In this way, 1 cup of cocoa powder weighs 100 grams.
If you have a recipe with cocoa powder, but only have dark chocolate on hand, check out my guide to how to replace cocoa powder with dark chocolate. Baking conversions for chocolate pistoles (specifically Cacao Barry brand) and chopped chocolate from cups to gramsThe weight of chocolate per cup is entirely dependent on the shape and size of the pieces of chocolate. In general, 1 cup of chocolate weighs 175 grams. This obviously varies depending on if you have big chunks of chocolate or smaller chocolate chips.
NutsWhile 1 cup of whole almonds weighs 140 grams and may vary depending on the type of nut you are weighing, 1 cup of chopped nuts weighs 115 grams, and 1 cup of ground nuts usually weighs 120 grams. For nut butters, generally 1 cup of nut butter weighs 255 grams. Baking conversions for whole nuts (varies according to the nut measured) from cups to grams
Baking conversions for chopped nuts from cups to grams
Baking conversions for ground nuts from cups to grams
Baking conversions for nut butters (like peanut butter, almond butter, tahini, etc.) from cups to grams
OatsFor rolled oats or large flake oats, as a rule, 1 cup of oats weighs 80 grams. If the measuring cup is packed tightly, 1 cup of oats could weigh 100 grams. Baking conversions for rolled oats from cups to grams
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