Convert Egg Yolks — Cups, Grams & Ounces
1 cup of egg yolks weighs about 240 g. Half a cup is 120 g, a tablespoon about 15 g, and a full cup is 8.47 ounces on a scale.
💡 Tip: One large egg yolk is about 18 g, or roughly 1 tbsp — useful for halving recipes or hitting an exact yolk count.
Converting grams of egg yolks back to cups
| Grams | Amount | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | 1/4 cup | 1.76 |
| 100 | 3/8 cup | 3.53 |
| 113 | 1/2 cup | 3.99 |
| 150 | 5/8 cup | 5.29 |
| 170 | 3/4 cup | 6 |
| 200 | 7/8 cup | 7.05 |
| 225 | 7/8 cup | 7.94 |
| 250 | 1 cup | 8.82 |
| 300 | 1 1/4 cups | 10.6 |
| 400 | 1 2/3 cups | 14.1 |
| 500 | 2 1/8 cups | 17.6 |
How many egg yolks make a cup
One large egg yolk weighs about 18 g, or roughly 1 tablespoon, so it takes around 14–16 yolks to fill a cup (about 240 g). Yolks are smaller and richer than whites, which is why so many go into a cup. Weighing is the easiest way to hit an exact yolk count for custards, curds and rich ice-cream bases, especially when you're halving a recipe and a fraction of a yolk would otherwise be awkward.
| Amount | Large egg yolks |
|---|---|
| 1 cup (≈240 g) | 14–16 yolks |
| ½ cup (≈120 g) | about 7 yolks |
| ¼ cup (≈60 g) | about 3–4 yolks |
How many grams in a cup of egg yolks?
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4 | 60 | 2.12 |
| 1/3 | 80 | 2.82 |
| 1/2 | 120 | 4.23 |
| 2/3 | 160 | 5.64 |
| 3/4 | 180 | 6.35 |
| 1 | 240 | 8.47 |
| 1 1/4 | 300 | 10.6 |
| 1 1/2 | 360 | 12.7 |
| 2 | 480 | 16.9 |
Spoon reference: 1 tablespoon ≈ 15 g, 1 teaspoon ≈ 5 g.
Is egg yolks heavy or light for its category?
240 g per cup places egg yolks in the middle of its category — lighter than egg whites (243 g) and heavier than heavy cream (238 g).
It weighs the same per cup as milk (240 g), so those two swap one-for-one whether you measure by cup or by scale.
Common questions about measuring egg yolks
- How many cups is 100g of egg yolks?
- 100 g of egg yolks works out at roughly 3/8 cup.
- How many egg yolks make 1 cup?
- About 14–16 large yolks, since each yolk weighs roughly 18 g.
- How much does one large egg yolk weigh?
- Around 18 g, or about 1 tablespoon.
- How many grams is 2 cups of egg yolks?
- About 480 g, at roughly 240 g per cup.
- How many cups is 150g of egg yolks?
- Around ⅝ of a cup, or roughly 8 large yolks.
- What can I do with leftover egg yolks?
- Use them for custard, lemon curd, mayonnaise, hollandaise or enriched pasta dough; they keep a couple of days covered in the fridge.
- How many grams is 1 cup of egg yolks?
- Reckon on 240 grams per US cup of egg yolks — about 8.47 ounces.
- How many ounces is 1 cup of egg yolks?
- 1 cup of egg yolks is about 8.47 ounces by weight (240 g).
- How many grams is a tablespoon of egg yolks?
- 1 tablespoon of egg yolks is about 15 grams (a teaspoon is roughly 5 g).