Cream Cheese: How Many Grams in a Cup?
Cream cheese is the nemesis of volumetric measurement. A cold block cubes awkwardly leaving air gaps, while whipped tub varieties have a completely different density. It is also sticky and wasteful to scrape out of a cup. Weighing directly into your mixing bowl is the cleanest, most accurate method.
Quick convert
- US cup = 236.588 mL
- 1 tbsp = 14.787 mL
- 1 tsp = 4.929 mL
Reference table
| Cups | g |
|---|---|
| 0.3 | 59 |
| 0.5 | 118 |
| 0.8 | 177 |
| 1.0 | 237 |
| 1.5 | 355 |
| 2.0 | 473 |
| 2.5 | 591 |
| 3.0 | 710 |
| 3.5 | 828 |
| 4.0 | 946 |
| 4.5 | 1065 |
FAQ
- Block vs. Tub Cream Cheese: Does it matter?
- Yes! Tub cream cheese is whipped with air to be spreadable and often has different stabilizers. For cheesecakes and frostings, always use the Block variety (weighed) for the correct structure.