Dried Cranberries — Measurement Converter
1 cup of dried cranberries (also called craisins) weighs about 120 g. Most people arrive here holding a packet, so the chart below runs from grams to cups: 100 g is about 7/8 cup, and 340 g is about 2 7/8 cups.
💡 Tip: Spoon dried cranberries in and pack only lightly — pressing them down compacts the sticky pieces and can add 30 g or more to a cup. If they've dried out in the pantry, soak in warm water or juice for 10 minutes before baking.
Dried Cranberries by weight: grams to cups
| Grams | Amount | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1/4 cup | 0.88 |
| 50 | 3/8 cup | 1.76 |
| 75 | 5/8 cup | 2.65 |
| 100 | 7/8 cup | 3.53 |
| 150 | 1 1/4 cups | 5.29 |
| 170 | 1 3/8 cups | 6 |
| 200 | 1 2/3 cups | 7.05 |
| 250 | 2 1/8 cups | 8.82 |
| 283 | 2 3/8 cups | 9.98 |
| 340 | 2 7/8 cups | 12 |
| 500 | 4 1/8 cups | 17.6 |
Dried Cranberries cup measurements, in grams
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4 | 30 | 1.06 |
| 1/3 | 40 | 1.41 |
| 1/2 | 60 | 2.12 |
| 2/3 | 80 | 2.82 |
| 3/4 | 90 | 3.17 |
| 1 | 120 | 4.23 |
| 1 1/2 | 180 | 6.35 |
| 2 | 240 | 8.47 |
There are 16 tablespoons in a cup, so one tablespoon of dried cranberries weighs roughly 7.5 g — and a teaspoon 2.5 g.
How dried cranberries compares with other chocolate & baking ingredients
120 g per cup places dried cranberries in the middle of its category — lighter than chocolate chips (170 g) and heavier than breadcrumbs (108 g).
That gap matters when you substitute by volume: use a cup of chocolate chips where the recipe wanted dried cranberries and you have added about 50 g extra — 42% more than intended. Weighing instead of scooping removes the problem.
Frequently asked questions
- How many cups is 170g of dried cranberries?
- Just over or under 1 3/8 cups, depending how firmly you fill the cup. 170 g ÷ 120 g per cup = 1 3/8 cups.
- How many grams is 1 cup of dried cranberries?
- 1 cup is about 120 g (roughly 4 oz).
- How many grams is ½ cup of dried cranberries?
- ½ cup is about 60 g.
- How many grams is ¼ cup of dried cranberries?
- ¼ cup is about 30 g.
- How many cups is 100g of dried cranberries?
- 100 g is about ⅚ cup (0.83 cup).
- Are Craisins the same weight as dried cranberries?
- Yes — Craisins are a brand of sweetened dried cranberries and measure the same, about 120 g per cup.
- How many cups is 200g of dried cranberries?
- 200 g of dried cranberries works out at roughly 1 2/3 cups.