1 1/4 cups in Grams
1 1/4 cups (1.25 cups) is about 156 g of flour, 250 g of sugar and 284 g of butter. 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.
Quick answer: one and a quarter cups, written 1.25 cups in decimal form, is 300 ml. In grams it is about 156 g of flour, 250 g of sugar, 284 g of butter and 300 g of water. Milk is close to 305 g.
1 1/4 cups (1.25 cups) in grams for every ingredient
A cup is a measure of volume, so one and a quarter cups weighs a different amount for each ingredient depending on how dense it is. The table lists 1 1/4 cups in grams and ounces for 45 common baking ingredients. Tap any ingredient for its full cup to gram table and a guide to measuring it well.
| Ingredient | 1 1/4 cups in grams | In ounces |
|---|---|---|
| All-Purpose Flour | 156 g | 5.51 oz |
| Bread Flour | 159 g | 5.6 oz |
| Cake Flour | 150 g | 5.29 oz |
| Whole Wheat Flour | 150 g | 5.29 oz |
| Granulated Sugar | 250 g | 8.82 oz |
| Brown Sugar | 275 g | 9.7 oz |
| Powdered Sugar | 150 g | 5.29 oz |
| Honey | 425 g | 15 oz |
| Maple Syrup | 402 g | 14.2 oz |
| Butter | 284 g | 10 oz |
| Milk | 305 g | 10.8 oz |
| Heavy Cream | 298 g | 10.5 oz |
| Yogurt | 306 g | 10.8 oz |
| Cream Cheese | 290 g | 10.2 oz |
| Shredded Cheese | 141 g | 4.98 oz |
| Water | 300 g | 10.6 oz |
| Vegetable Oil | 273 g | 9.61 oz |
| Cocoa Powder | 106 g | 3.75 oz |
| Cornstarch | 160 g | 5.64 oz |
| Baking Soda | 275 g | 9.7 oz |
| Baking Powder | 240 g | 8.47 oz |
| Salt | 341 g | 12 oz |
| Rolled Oats | 113 g | 3.97 oz |
| Uncooked Rice | 231 g | 8.16 oz |
| Chopped Nuts | 150 g | 5.29 oz |
| Breadcrumbs | 135 g | 4.76 oz |
| Peanut Butter | 323 g | 11.4 oz |
| Cornmeal | 153 g | 5.38 oz |
| Corn Syrup | 410 g | 14.5 oz |
| Molasses | 421 g | 14.9 oz |
| Sour Cream | 288 g | 10.1 oz |
| Coconut Oil | 273 g | 9.61 oz |
| Desiccated Coconut | 116 g | 4.1 oz |
| Raisins | 206 g | 7.28 oz |
| Chocolate Chips | 213 g | 7.5 oz |
| Almond Flour | 120 g | 4.23 oz |
| Powdered Milk | 160 g | 5.64 oz |
| Semolina | 209 g | 7.36 oz |
| Olive Oil | 270 g | 9.52 oz |
| Quinoa | 213 g | 7.5 oz |
| Panko Breadcrumbs | 62.5 g | 2.2 oz |
| Vanilla Extract | 260 g | 9.17 oz |
| Parmesan Cheese | 125 g | 4.41 oz |
| Granola | 141 g | 4.98 oz |
| Graham Cracker Crumbs | 128 g | 4.5 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 about 156 grams. Honey is one of the densest things in the kitchen, so the same one and a quarter cups weighs far more. 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. A simple digital scale plus the figures here takes the guesswork out of it. 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?
There is no single answer, because a cup measures volume and different ingredients have different densities. One and a quarter cups of flour is about 156 grams, of sugar about 250 grams, of butter about 284 grams and of water about 300 grams. The full table above lists 1 1/4 cups in grams for 45 ingredients.
How many grams is 1.25 cups?
1.25 cups is the decimal way of writing 1 1/4 cups, so the two are the same measure and the same page answers both. 1.25 cups is 300 ml, and in grams it is about 156 g of flour, 250 g of sugar, 284 g of butter and 300 g of water. Because a cup measures volume, the weight of 1.25 cups changes with the ingredient, so read the exact figure from the table above.
How many grams is 1 1/4 cups of flour?
One and a quarter cups of all-purpose flour is about 156 grams when spooned and levelled. Scooping straight from the bag packs in extra flour, so weighing is the reliable way to hit 156 grams.
How many grams is 1 1/4 cups of sugar?
One and a quarter cups of granulated white sugar is about 250 grams. Sugar is dense and does not compress much, so a levelled cup and a scooped cup come out close.
How many grams is 1 1/4 cups of butter?
One and a quarter cups of butter is about 284 grams. A full US cup of butter is 227 grams, which is two sticks or half a pound, so 1 1/4 cups scales directly from that.
Is 1 1/4 cups the same in US and metric cups?
This page uses US cups, where one cup is 240 millilitres, so 1 1/4 cups is 300 millilitres. A metric cup is 250 millilitres, so the same fraction holds a little more. Converting to grams removes the difference entirely.