3 cups of powdered sugar in grams
3 cups of powdered sugar weighs about 360 grams.
| Grams | 360 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces | 12.7 oz |
| Tablespoons | 48 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 144 tsp |
| Milliliters (volume) | 710 ml |
This is based on 1 cup of powdered sugar = 120 g, so 3 cups of powdered sugar is 3 × 120 ≈ 360 g.
How to measure 3 cups of powdered sugar
By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 360 g of powdered sugar.
By volume: Use a 1-cup measure three times, leveling each one. For this much, weighing is quicker and more accurate.
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.
3 cups of other ingredients
The same 3 cups holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:
| Ingredient | 3 cups in grams |
|---|---|
| Powdered sugar | 360 g |
| Granulated sugar | 600 g |
| Brown sugar (packed) | 639 g |
| Honey | 1020 g |
| Maple syrup | 945 g |
| All-purpose flour | 360 g |
| Butter | 681 g |
| Water | 711 g |
| Milk | 735 g |
Other amounts of powdered sugar
Full powdered sugar conversion chart → · Powdered sugar by the tablespoon →