1 1/4 cups to grams
1 1/4 cups (1.25 cups, or one and a quarter cups) is 156 grams of all-purpose flour, 250 grams of granulated sugar or 284 grams of butter, using the US cup of 240 ml. Every other ingredient weighs something different, so find yours in the table of all 48 ingredients.
- All-purpose flour156 g5.51 oz by weight
- Granulated sugar250 g8.82 oz by weight
- Butter284 g10 oz by weight
As a volume, 1 1/4 cups is 300 ml, 20 tablespoons or 60 teaspoons for any ingredient (US cup, 240 ml).
One and a quarter cups shows up whenever a recipe needs just a little more than a single cup, often in slightly enlarged batches of cookies or muffins. Its weight is one cup plus a quarter cup, so one and a quarter cups of flour is about 156 grams and one and a quarter cups of sugar is about 250 grams.
Also written as 1.25 cups, one and a quarter cups.
1 1/4 cups (1.25 cups) in grams for all 48 ingredients
A cup measures volume, so one and a quarter cupsweighs a different amount for each ingredient depending on how dense it is. The most used ingredients come first, then the rest from A to Z. Each name opens that ingredient's full cup to gram table at the 1 1/4 cups row.
| Ingredient | Grams | Tablespoons | Ounces (weight) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most used | |||
| All-Purpose Flour | 156 g | 20 tbsp | 5.51 oz |
| Granulated Sugar | 250 g | 20 tbsp | 8.82 oz |
| Butter | 284 g | 20 tbsp | 10 oz |
| Brown Sugar | 275 g | 20 tbsp | 9.7 oz |
| Powdered Sugar | 150 g | 20 tbsp | 5.29 oz |
| Milk | 305 g | 20 tbsp | 10.8 oz |
| Water | 300 g | 20 tbsp | 10.6 oz |
| Vegetable Oil | 273 g | 20 tbsp | 9.61 oz |
| Honey | 425 g | 20 tbsp | 15 oz |
| Rolled Oats | 113 g | 20 tbsp | 3.97 oz |
| Cocoa Powder | 106 g | 20 tbsp | 3.75 oz |
| Heavy Cream | 298 g | 20 tbsp | 10.5 oz |
| All other ingredients, A to Z | |||
| Almond Flour | 120 g | 20 tbsp | 4.23 oz |
| Baking Powder | 240 g | 20 tbsp | 8.47 oz |
| Baking Soda | 275 g | 20 tbsp | 9.7 oz |
| Bread Flour | 159 g | 20 tbsp | 5.6 oz |
| Breadcrumbs | 135 g | 20 tbsp | 4.76 oz |
| Cake Flour | 150 g | 20 tbsp | 5.29 oz |
| Chocolate Chips | 213 g | 20 tbsp | 7.5 oz |
| Chopped Nuts | 150 g | 20 tbsp | 5.29 oz |
| Coconut Oil | 273 g | 20 tbsp | 9.61 oz |
| Corn Syrup | 410 g | 20 tbsp | 14.5 oz |
| Cornmeal | 153 g | 20 tbsp | 5.38 oz |
| Cornstarch | 160 g | 20 tbsp | 5.64 oz |
| Cream Cheese | 290 g | 20 tbsp | 10.2 oz |
| Dates (chopped) | 186 g | 20 tbsp | 6.57 oz |
| Desiccated Coconut | 116 g | 20 tbsp | 4.1 oz |
| Graham Cracker Crumbs | 128 g | 20 tbsp | 4.5 oz |
| Granola | 141 g | 20 tbsp | 4.98 oz |
| Maple Syrup | 402 g | 20 tbsp | 14.2 oz |
| Molasses | 421 g | 20 tbsp | 14.9 oz |
| Olive Oil | 270 g | 20 tbsp | 9.52 oz |
| Panko Breadcrumbs | 62.5 g | 20 tbsp | 2.2 oz |
| Parmesan Cheese | 125 g | 20 tbsp | 4.41 oz |
| Peanut Butter | 323 g | 20 tbsp | 11.4 oz |
| Powdered Milk | 160 g | 20 tbsp | 5.64 oz |
| Quinoa | 213 g | 20 tbsp | 7.5 oz |
| Raisins | 206 g | 20 tbsp | 7.28 oz |
| Salt | 341 g | 20 tbsp | 12 oz |
| Semolina | 209 g | 20 tbsp | 7.36 oz |
| Shredded Cheese | 141 g | 20 tbsp | 4.98 oz |
| Sour Cream | 288 g | 20 tbsp | 10.1 oz |
| Sweetened Condensed Milk | 383 g | 20 tbsp | 13.5 oz |
| Uncooked Rice | 231 g | 20 tbsp | 8.16 oz |
| Vanilla Extract | 260 g | 20 tbsp | 9.17 oz |
| Vegetable Shortening | 256 g | 20 tbsp | 9.04 oz |
| Whole Wheat Flour | 150 g | 20 tbsp | 5.29 oz |
| Yogurt | 306 g | 20 tbsp | 10.8 oz |
Why one and a quarter cups is not a single weight
The reason 1 1/4 cups of flour and 1 1/4 cups of honey weigh nothing alike is density. Flour is light and full of air, so one and a quarter cups of it is only 156 grams. Honey is one of the densest things in the kitchen, so the same one and a quarter cups weighs 425 grams. To turn a volume like one and a quarter cupsinto grams you multiply by the ingredient's density in grams per cup, which is exactly what the table above does for you.
For everyday cooking, measuring one and a quarter cups with a measuring cup is perfectly fine. For baking, where the ratio of flour to sugar to fat decides whether a cake is tender or dense, weighing to the gram is far more reliable. Cup sizes also differ by country; see cup sizes compared. Need a different amount? Try the cups to grams converter, or pick another common measure below.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams is 1 1/4 cups?
It depends on the ingredient, because a cup measures volume and every ingredient has its own density. In US cups of 240 ml, 1 1/4 cups is 156 grams of all-purpose flour, 250 grams of granulated sugar, 284 grams of butter and 300 grams of water. The table above lists 1 1/4 cups in grams for all 48 ingredients.
How many grams is 1.25 cups?
1.25 cups is the decimal way of writing 1 1/4 cups, so it weighs exactly the same: 156 grams of all-purpose flour, 250 grams of granulated sugar or 284 grams of butter. As a volume it is 300 ml in US cups.
How many grams of flour is 1 1/4 cups?
One and a quarter cups of all-purpose flour weighs 156 grams when it is spooned into the cup and levelled off. Scooping straight from the bag packs the flour down and adds weight, so a scale is the surest way to hit 156 grams. Bread flour and cake flour weigh slightly differently; both are in the table above.
How many grams of sugar is 1 1/4 cups?
One and a quarter cups of granulated white sugar weighs 250 grams. Packed brown sugar is heavier at 275 grams and powdered sugar lighter at 150 grams, so check which sugar the recipe means.
How many grams of butter is 1 1/4 cups?
One and a quarter cups of butter weighs 284 grams, which is 2.5 sticks of US butter, or 20 tablespoons. A full US cup of butter is 227 grams, which is two sticks.
How many tablespoons is 1 1/4 cups?
1 1/4 cups is 20 tablespoons or 60 teaspoons, because one US cup holds 16 tablespoons of 15 ml. That holds for every ingredient, since cups and tablespoons both measure volume; only the weight in grams changes.
Is 1 1/4 cups the same in US and metric cups?
Not quite. This page uses the US cup of 240 ml, so 1 1/4 cups is 300 ml. A metric cup is 250 ml, so 1 1/4 cups in metric cups is 313 ml and holds 163 grams of flour instead of 156. Weighing in grams removes the difference.
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