Sweetened Condensed Milk: Cups to Grams
One US cup (240 ml) of sweetened condensed milk weighs about 306 grams, based on its typical kitchen density. Convert any amount below, or use the reference table for common cup fractions.
1 cup=306 g
Based on sweetened condensed milk at 306 g per US cup.
Sweetened Condensed Milk conversion table
| Cups | Grams | Millilitres | Tablespoons | Ounces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/4 cup | 76.5 g | 60 ml | 4 tbsp | 2.7 oz |
| 1/3 cup | 102 g | 80 ml | 5.33 tbsp | 3.6 oz |
| 1/2 cup | 153 g | 120 ml | 8 tbsp | 5.4 oz |
| 2/3 cup | 204 g | 160 ml | 10.7 tbsp | 7.2 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 229 g | 180 ml | 12 tbsp | 8.1 oz |
| 1 cup | 306 g | 240 ml | 16 tbsp | 10.8 oz |
| 1 1/2 cups | 459 g | 360 ml | 24 tbsp | 16.2 oz |
| 2 cups | 612 g | 480 ml | 32 tbsp | 21.6 oz |
| 2 1/2 cups | 765 g | 600 ml | 40 tbsp | 27 oz |
| 3 cups | 918 g | 720 ml | 48 tbsp | 32.4 oz |
In grams, 1/4 cup of sweetened condensed milk is about 77 g, 1/3 cup is about 102 g, 1/2 cup is about 153 g, 2/3 cup is about 204 g, 3/4 cup is about 229 g, 1 cup is about 306 g, 1 1/2 cups is about 459 g, 2 cups is about 612 g and 3 cups is about 918 g.
A tablespoon of sweetened condensed milk is about 19.1 grams, and a teaspoon is about 6.4 grams.
About measuring sweetened condensed milk
Sweetened condensed milk is milk with most of its water boiled off and a large amount of sugar stirred in, which makes it one of the densest things in the cupboard: one US cup weighs about 306 grams, a quarter more than the same cup of ordinary milk at 244 grams. It is also one of the most annoying ingredients to measure by volume, because it clings to the cup and you can easily leave 20 grams behind. A standard tin holds 397 grams, which is roughly one and a third cups, so recipes are often written straight around the tin rather than around cup measures at all.
Warm the tin in hot water for a few minutes, or oil the cup, so the condensed milk pours out instead of coating the sides.
How many grams is a cup of sweetened condensed milk?
One US cup (240 ml) of sweetened condensed milk weighs about 306 grams. Because a cup measures volume rather than weight, that figure is specific to sweetened condensed milk 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 sweetened condensed milk is about 77 grams
- 1/3 cup of sweetened condensed milk is about 102 grams
- 1/2 cup of sweetened condensed milk is about 153 grams
- 2/3 cup of sweetened condensed milk is about 204 grams
- 3/4 cup of sweetened condensed milk is about 229 grams
- 1 1/2 cups of sweetened condensed milk is about 459 grams
- 2 cups of sweetened condensed milk is about 612 grams
- 3 cups of sweetened condensed milk is about 918 grams
Working the other way round, 100 grams of sweetened condensed milk is about 0.327 cups, and 500 grams is about 1.63 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 sweetened condensed milk comes to about 319 grams, and the old British imperial cup of 284.1 ml holds about 362 grams. See cup sizes by country for every standard side by side.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams is 1 cup of sweetened condensed milk?
About 306 grams, using the USDA portion weight for a US cup. That is noticeably heavier than plain milk at 244 grams per cup, because most of the water has been removed and sugar added.
How many cups is a tin of condensed milk?
A standard 397 gram tin is about one and a third cups. Many recipes are written around the whole tin, so converting to grams and using the full tin is usually easier than measuring cups.
Is condensed milk the same as evaporated milk?
No. Evaporated milk is unsweetened and thinner, so it weighs less per cup and cannot be swapped in without changing the sugar in the recipe. Sweetened condensed milk is a large part sugar by weight, which is what makes it so dense.
Where this figure comes from
The 306 grams per US cup used on this page was checked against USDA FoodData Central portion weights. Published figures for the same ingredient still vary a little between references, because how an ingredient is packed changes its weight. Treat any cup figure as accurate to within a few percent and weigh on a scale when a recipe is sensitive.