1/2 cup of powdered sugar in grams
1/2 cup of powdered sugar weighs about 60 grams.
| Grams | 60 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces | 2.12 oz |
| Tablespoons | 8 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 24 tsp |
| Milliliters (volume) | 118 ml |
This is based on 1 cup of powdered sugar = 120 g, so 1/2 cup of powdered sugar is 1/2 × 120 ≈ 60 g.
How to measure 1/2 cup of powdered sugar
By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 60 g of powdered sugar.
By volume: Use a 1/2-cup measure, two 1/4-cup measures, or 8 tablespoons.
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.
1/2 cup of other ingredients
The same 1/2 cup holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:
| Ingredient | 1/2 cup in grams |
|---|---|
| Powdered sugar | 60 g |
| Granulated sugar | 100 g |
| Brown sugar (packed) | 107 g |
| Honey | 170 g |
| Maple syrup | 158 g |
| All-purpose flour | 60 g |
| Butter | 114 g |
| Water | 119 g |
| Milk | 123 g |
Other amounts of powdered sugar
Full powdered sugar conversion chart → · Powdered sugar by the tablespoon →