Honey:
Grams to Cups
By Stefan Ulrich · Last updated
Honey is one of the heaviest liquid ingredients you'll measure: 1 cup weighs 340 grams. That's 40% heavier than water and almost 60% heavier than vegetable oil. Honey's high density comes from its sugar concentration — it's essentially a supersaturated sugar solution.
How much Honey weighs at each cup measure.
Convert Honey
1 cup = 340 grams
= — grams
= — cups
Quick reference
Measurement Table
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 tsp | 7 g | 0.25 oz |
| 1 tbsp | 21 g | 0.74 oz |
| ⅛ cup | 43 g | 1.52 oz |
| ¼ cup | 85 g | 3.00 oz |
| ⅓ cup | 113 g | 3.99 oz |
| ½ cup | 170 g | 6.00 oz |
| ⅔ cup | 227 g | 8.01 oz |
| ¾ cup | 255 g | 8.99 oz |
| 1 cup | 340 g | 11.99 oz |
| 1¼ cups | 425 g | 14.99 oz |
| 1½ cups | 510 g | 17.99 oz |
| 2 cups | 680 g | 23.99 oz |
| 3 cups | 1020 g | 35.98 oz |
About Honey
The 340 g/cup figure varies slightly by honey variety. Raw unfiltered honey can run 345–355 g/cup due to higher wax and pollen content. Very light acacia honey can be as light as 330 g/cup. For recipes, 340 g is a reliable baseline.
Measuring honey by weight is strongly preferred over volume — not just for accuracy, but for practicality. Honey clings to measuring cups and spoons, making cleanup difficult and measurement imprecise. Lightly coating the cup with cooking spray or oil before adding honey helps it slide out cleanly.
When substituting honey for granulated sugar, the standard ratio is ¾ cup honey per 1 cup sugar (= 255 g honey vs. 200 g sugar). Because honey is about 17% water, you also reduce other liquids in the recipe by about 3 tablespoons per cup of honey used, and add a pinch of baking soda to neutralize honey's slight acidity.
Honey's high fructose content causes baked goods to brown faster — reduce oven temperature by 25°F (15°C) when baking with honey.
Tips for measuring Honey
- Coat measuring cup with oil spray — honey slides out cleanly.
- Warm honey in hot water bath for 5 min: easier to pour and more accurate.
- Substituting for sugar: ¾ cup honey per 1 cup sugar, reduce liquids by 3 tbsp.
- Lower baking temp by 25°F when using honey — it browns faster.
- Honey is denser than water, so measuring by weight is more reliable than by volume.
- If your recipe is very sweet, warm the honey slightly to make it pour more easily.
- Honey is heavier than many bakers expect because it is dense and sticky, so a cup is not a light measure.
Common mistakes
- Measuring cold honey by volume — it clings to the sides and you get significantly less
- Not reducing other liquids when substituting for sugar — results in too-wet batter
- Pouring honey straight from a sticky jar without first wiping the measuring tool
- Assuming every honey brand behaves the same in texture and moisture
- Using a dry measuring cup for honey makes it easy to underfill and misjudge the amount.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many grams in a cup of Honey?
- 1 cup of Honey weighs 340 grams — the standard used in most American recipes. Use the converter above for any other amount.
- How many grams is 1 tablespoon of Honey?
- 1 tablespoon of Honey weighs about 21 grams. The full table above lists every common cup fraction.
- What's the most common mistake when measuring Honey?
- Measuring cold honey by volume — it clings to the sides and you get significantly less. Weighing on a kitchen scale avoids it entirely.
- How do I measure sticky Honey cleanly?
- Lightly grease the cup or spoon first — honey then slides out completely, so the gram weight stays accurate.