Cups to Grams: Honey
1 cup of honey is about 340 grams. Enter any amount to convert it.
How many grams are in a cup of honey?
One US cup of honey weighs about 340 grams (12.0 ounces). Half a cup is about 170 g, and one tablespoon is about 21 g.
Honey is about 40% heavier than water. Lightly oil or spray the measuring cup first and the honey will slide out instead of sticking.
Honey conversion chart
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| ¼ cup | 85 g | 3.0 oz |
| ⅓ cup | 113 g | 4.0 oz |
| ½ cup | 170 g | 6.0 oz |
| ⅔ cup | 227 g | 8.0 oz |
| ¾ cup | 255 g | 9.0 oz |
| 1 cup | 340 g | 12.0 oz |
| 1½ cups | 510 g | 18.0 oz |
| 2 cups | 680 g | 24.0 oz |
| 1 tablespoon | 21 g | 0.7 oz |
| 1 teaspoon | 7.1 g | 0.2 oz |
Measuring honey without the mess
Honey is dense, about 1.4 times the weight of water, which is why a cup is 340 g. A neat coincidence: the classic 12 ounce honey bear holds almost exactly 1 cup. Because it is so sticky, much of it stays on the measuring cup, so the most accurate method is to put your mixing bowl on a scale, tare it to zero, and pour the honey in directly.
If you do use a cup, lightly oil or spray it first, or measure the oil in the same cup before the honey. Crystallized honey is still good: set the jar in a bowl of warm water until it liquefies, then measure. Water content varies a little between types of honey, so a cup can run a few grams either way.
Swapping honey for sugar
Honey is sweeter than sugar and holds more moisture. The common guideline is to replace each cup of sugar with about ¾ cup of honey (255 g in place of 200 g), reduce the other liquid in the recipe by about ¼ cup, and lower the oven temperature by about 25°F because honey browns faster. Adding a pinch of baking soda helps balance its acidity in cakes and muffins.
Maple syrup and honey can usually be traded one for one by weight, but not by the cup: a cup of maple syrup is about 8 percent lighter. Baked goods made with honey stay moist longer, which is why it is popular in breads and granola.
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 100 grams of honey?
100 g of honey is about 0.29 cups.
How many grams is a tablespoon of honey?
About 21 g, based on 340 g per cup and 16 tablespoons per cup.
How many cups is a pound of honey?
A pound (454 g) is about 1⅓ cups.
How much does a 12 ounce bottle of honey hold?
About 1 cup, because 12 ounces is 340 g.
Is raw honey measured differently from regular honey?
No. Raw and processed honey weigh nearly the same per cup. Thick or crystallized honey is harder to pour out of a cup cleanly, so weighing it is easiest.