Maple Syrup: Cups to Grams
One US cup (240 ml) of maple syrup weighs about 322 grams, based on its typical kitchen density. Convert any amount below, or use the reference table for common cup fractions.
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1 cups of maple syrup, us legal cup
1 cup maple syrup = 322 g (cupsngrams.com)
Based on maple syrup at 322 g per US cup.
Cup standard: US legal cup (240 ml)
Baking from a UK, Australian or New Zealand recipe? Their cup is not the American one. Pick the standard your recipe assumes and every cup figure above follows it.
Maple Syrup conversion table
| Cups | Grams | Millilitres | Tablespoons | Ounces (weight) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/4 cup | 80.5 g | 60 ml | 4 tbsp | 2.84 oz |
| 1/3 cup | 107 g | 80 ml | 5.33 tbsp | 3.79 oz |
| 1/2 cup | 161 g | 120 ml | 8 tbsp | 5.68 oz |
| 2/3 cup | 215 g | 160 ml | 10.7 tbsp | 7.57 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 241 g | 180 ml | 12 tbsp | 8.52 oz |
| 1 cup | 322 g | 240 ml | 16 tbsp | 11.4 oz |
| 1 1/2 cups | 483 g | 360 ml | 24 tbsp | 17 oz |
| 2 cups | 644 g | 480 ml | 32 tbsp | 22.7 oz |
| 2 1/2 cups | 805 g | 600 ml | 40 tbsp | 28.4 oz |
| 3 cups | 966 g | 720 ml | 48 tbsp | 34.1 oz |
Ounces here are ounces of weight (1 oz = 28.35 g), not fluid ounces. One US cup is 8 fluid ounces of volume whatever is in it, but what it weighs in ounces depends on the ingredient: a cup of maple syrup weighs about 11.4 oz. Why these two are not the same.
In grams, 1/4 cup of maple syrup is about 81 g, 1/3 cup is about 107 g, 1/2 cup is about 161 g, 2/3 cup is about 215 g, 3/4 cup is about 241 g, 1 cup is about 322 g, 1 1/2 cups is about 483 g, 2 cups is about 644 g and 3 cups is about 966 g.
A tablespoon of maple syrup is about 20.1 grams, and a teaspoon is about 6.7 grams.
About measuring maple syrup
Pure maple syrup is a dense sugar solution, so like honey it weighs well above water. One US cup is about 322 grams. It pours more freely than honey but still coats the measuring cup, so weighing is cleaner and more accurate. In baking, maple syrup brings both sweetness and liquid, so if you swap it in for granulated sugar you usually need to trim the other liquids to keep the batter balanced.
Maple syrup adds liquid as well as sweetness. Reduce other liquids a little when substituting.
How many grams is a cup of maple syrup?
One US cup (240 ml) of maple syrup weighs about 322 grams. Because a cup measures volume rather than weight, that figure is specific to maple syrup and does not transfer to any other ingredient: the same cup holds 125 grams of all-purpose flour and 340 grams of honey.
- 1/4 cup of maple syrup is about 81 grams
- 1/3 cup of maple syrup is about 107 grams
- 1/2 cup of maple syrup is about 161 grams
- 2/3 cup of maple syrup is about 215 grams
- 3/4 cup of maple syrup is about 241 grams
- 1 1/2 cups of maple syrup is about 483 grams
- 2 cups of maple syrup is about 644 grams
- 3 cups of maple syrup is about 966 grams
Working the other way round, 100 grams of maple syrup is about 0.311 cups, and 500 grams is about 1.55 cups.
Does it matter which cup my recipe means?
It does, though less than the ingredient itself. This page uses the US legal cup of 240 ml. An Australian metric cup is 250 ml, so a metric cup of maple syrup comes to about 335 grams, and the old British imperial cup of 284.1 ml holds about 381 grams. See cup sizes by country for every standard side by side.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams is 1 cup of maple syrup?
One US cup of pure maple syrup is about 322 grams. It is a dense sugar syrup, so it weighs much more than a cup of water.
Is maple syrup heavier or lighter than honey?
Slightly lighter. A cup of maple syrup is around 322 grams versus about 340 grams for honey, because honey holds a touch more dissolved sugar.
How many grams is a tablespoon of maple syrup?
About 20 grams per tablespoon, since a cup of maple syrup weighs around 322 grams and there are 16 tablespoons in a cup.
Where this figure comes from
We have not yet found a published reference that states a weight for a cup of maple syrup. The 322 grams on this page follows the calibration the rest of the site is built on, with butter at 227 grams per cup, water at 240, all-purpose flour at 125 and granulated sugar at 200. Treat it as a good working figure rather than a cited one. If you have a better source, tell us and we will check it and credit you.
Published figures for the same ingredient vary between references anyway, because how an ingredient is packed changes what a cup of it weighs. Treat any cup figure as accurate to within a few percent, and weigh on a scale when a recipe is sensitive. Our full approach is on the methodology page.
Figures last verified . Compiled by the CupsToGrams editorial team at FusionStudios. Spotted a value that looks off? Tell us.