1/2 cup of heavy cream in grams
1/2 cup of heavy cream weighs about 119 grams.
| Grams | 119 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces | 4.2 oz |
| Tablespoons | 8 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 24 tsp |
| Milliliters (volume) | 118 ml |
This is based on 1 cup of heavy cream = 238 g, so 1/2 cup of heavy cream is 1/2 × 238 ≈ 119 g.
Searching for “1/2 cup cream” or “1/2 cup whipping cream”? The answer is about the same: 119 g.
How to measure 1/2 cup of heavy cream
By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 119 g of heavy cream.
By volume: Use a 1/2-cup measure, two 1/4-cup measures, or 8 tablespoons.
Heavy cream roughly doubles in volume when whipped, but its weight stays the same.
Why heavy cream weighs what it does
Heavy cream weighs about the same as water by volume: a cup of water is about 237 g.
1/2 cup of other ingredients
The same 1/2 cup holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:
| Ingredient | 1/2 cup in grams |
|---|---|
| Heavy cream | 119 g |
| Butter | 114 g |
| Milk | 123 g |
| Greek yogurt | 123 g |
| Sour cream | 120 g |
| All-purpose flour | 60 g |
| Granulated sugar | 100 g |
| Water | 119 g |
Other amounts of heavy cream
Full heavy cream conversion chart → · Heavy cream by the tablespoon →