Heavy Cream: Substitutes, Conversions & Whipped Yield
A US cup of heavy cream (also called double cream, whipping cream) weighs 238 g. Working back the other way, 100 g is about 3/8 cup and 250 g is about 1 cup. Use the calculator for any amount in between.
💡 Tip: Measure cold and pour to the line; whipping first adds air and changes the volume
Heavy cream substitutes
To replace 1 cup of heavy cream (amounts are guides):
| Use instead | Amount | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Whole milk + melted butter | ¾ cup milk + ¼ cup butter | Cooking & baking (won't whip) |
| Half-and-half + butter | ⅞ cup + 1 tbsp butter | Sauces, soups (won't whip) |
| Evaporated milk | 1 cup | Cooking, soups |
| Coconut cream | 1 cup | Dairy-free; whips when chilled |
Whipped yield: 1 cup of heavy cream whips into about 2 cups of whipped cream. Only real cream (or chilled coconut cream) will whip — milk-and-butter mixes won't.
How many cups is a given weight of heavy cream?
| 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 | 1 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 |
Heavy cream cartons in cups
Heavy cream is sold by volume — 1 cup = 8 fl oz ≈ 237 ml.
| Carton | Cups |
|---|---|
| 8 fl oz (½ pint / 237 ml) | 1 cup |
| 16 fl oz (1 pint / 473 ml) | 2 cups |
| 32 fl oz (1 quart / 946 ml) | 4 cups |
| 250 ml | ~1 cup |
| 500 ml | ~2 cups |
From cups to grams: heavy cream
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4 | 59.5 | 2.1 |
| 1/3 | 79.3 | 2.8 |
| 1/2 | 119 | 4.2 |
| 2/3 | 159 | 5.6 |
| 3/4 | 179 | 6.3 |
| 1 | 238 | 8.4 |
| 1 1/4 | 298 | 10.5 |
| 1 1/2 | 357 | 12.6 |
| 2 | 476 | 16.8 |
For smaller amounts: a tablespoon of heavy cream is about 14.9 g, and a teaspoon about 4.96 g.
Where heavy cream sits by weight
Among the 14 liquids & dairy charted here, heavy cream is 6th heaviest at 238 g per cup, between water at 237 g and milk at 240 g.
Swapping these by the cupful is not like-for-like. A cup of milk in place of heavy cream puts roughly 2 g more in the bowl, so match the grams rather than the cups.
Questions people ask about heavy cream
- How many cups is 100g of heavy cream?
- Just over or under 3/8 cup, depending how firmly you fill the cup. 100 g ÷ 238 g per cup = 3/8 cup.
- How many ounces of heavy cream are in a cup?
- 1 cup of heavy cream is 8 fluid ounces (about 237 ml).
- How many cups of heavy cream are in a carton?
- A US half-pint carton is 1 cup, a pint is 2 cups, and a quart is 4 cups. A 250 ml carton is about 1 cup.
- How many cups is 150g of heavy cream?
- 150 grams of heavy cream is about ⅝ cup.
- How many cups is 200g of heavy cream?
- 200 grams of heavy cream is about ⅞ cup.
- What can I substitute for heavy cream?
- For cooking, replace 1 cup of heavy cream with ¾ cup whole milk plus ¼ cup melted butter, or with 1 cup evaporated milk. For a dairy-free option use coconut cream. Note that milk-and-butter mixes won't whip.
- How much whipped cream does 1 cup of heavy cream make?
- 1 cup of heavy cream roughly doubles when whipped, making about 2 cups of whipped cream.
- What's the difference between heavy cream, whipping cream and double cream?
- Heavy cream is about 36% fat and whipping cream about 30% — both whip, heavy cream more stably. UK double cream is richer at around 48% fat, so it whips fastest and thickest.
- How many grams is 1 cup of heavy cream?
- Reckon on 238 grams per US cup of heavy cream — about 8.4 ounces.
- How many grams is ½ cup of heavy cream?
- Half a cup comes to roughly 119 g of heavy cream.
- How many ounces is 1 cup of heavy cream?
- 1 cup of heavy cream is about 8.4 ounces by weight (238 g).