1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar in grams

1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar weighs about 180 grams.

Grams180 g
Ounces6.35 oz
Tablespoons24 tbsp
Teaspoons72 tsp
Milliliters (volume)355 ml

This is based on 1 cup of powdered sugar = 120 g, so 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar is 1 1/2 × 120 ≈ 180 g.

How to measure 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar

By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 180 g of powdered sugar.

By volume: Use a 1-cup measure plus a 1/2-cup measure.

Powdered (confectioners’) sugar is fine and airy, so a cup weighs far less than a cup of granulated sugar. Sift it if the recipe says “sifted”.

Why powdered sugar weighs what it does

Powdered sugar is about 49% lighter than the same volume of water, which weighs about 237 g per cup. That is why you can't convert cups to grams without knowing the ingredient.

1 1/2 cups of other ingredients

The same 1 1/2 cups holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:

Ingredient1 1/2 cups in grams
Powdered sugar180 g
Granulated sugar300 g
Brown sugar (packed)320 g
Honey510 g
Maple syrup473 g
All-purpose flour180 g
Butter341 g
Water356 g
Milk368 g

Other amounts of powdered sugar

Full powdered sugar conversion chart → · Powdered sugar by the tablespoon →

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