Honey — Measurement Converter
1 cup of honey weighs about 340 g. Half a cup is 170 g, a tablespoon about 21.3 g, and a full cup is 12 ounces on a scale.
💡 Tip: Lightly oil the cup or spoon first and honey slides right out instead of sticking. It's heavier than water at about 340 g per cup.
Honey by weight: grams to cups
| Grams | Amount | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 2 1/8 tsp | 0.53 |
| 20 | 2 7/8 tsp | 0.71 |
| 30 | 1 3/8 tbsp | 1.06 |
| 50 | 2 1/3 tbsp | 1.76 |
| 100 | 1/3 cup | 3.53 |
| 150 | 1/2 cup | 5.29 |
| 200 | 5/8 cup | 7.05 |
| 250 | 3/4 cup | 8.82 |
| 300 | 7/8 cup | 10.6 |
| 340 | 1 cup | 12 |
| 450 | 1 1/3 cups | 15.9 |
Honey weighs more than you would guess (and sugar swaps)
Because honey is about 80% sugar, it is dense: a cup tips the scale at roughly 340g, nearly half again as heavy as the same cup of water. That is also why a tablespoon is a hefty 21g. To stop it sticking, lightly oil the cup or spoon and it slides straight out.
Replacing sugar with honey? Use about ¾ cup honey per cup of sugar, cut other liquids by 3–4 tablespoons, add a pinch of baking soda to balance the acidity, and drop the oven temperature 25°F so it does not over-brown.
Honey cup measurements, in grams
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/8 | 42.5 | 1.5 |
| 1/4 | 85 | 3 |
| 1/3 | 113 | 4 |
| 1/2 | 170 | 6 |
| 2/3 | 227 | 8 |
| 3/4 | 255 | 8.99 |
| 1 | 340 | 12 |
| 1 1/2 | 510 | 18 |
For smaller amounts: a tablespoon of honey is about 21.3 g, and a teaspoon about 7.08 g. See the full tablespoon chart for honey.
How honey compares with other syrups & spreads
At 340 g per cup, honey is the heaviest of the 10 syrups & spreads charted here — 325% heavier per cup than marshmallow fluff, the lightest at 80 g.
Substituting by volume shifts the weight: a cup of molasses in place of honey is about 3 g lighter, so convert to grams before swapping.
Frequently asked questions
- How many grams is a tablespoon of honey?
- About 21.3 g per tablespoon — there are 16 tablespoons in a cup.
- How many grams is 1 cup of honey?
- 1 cup of honey is about 340g (12 ounces), and 2 cups is 680g. Honey is dense, so it weighs far more than a cup of water.
- How many grams in a tablespoon of honey?
- About 21g per tablespoon; ¼ cup is about 85g.
- How much honey replaces 1 cup of sugar?
- Use about ¾ cup of honey for each cup of sugar. Also reduce the other liquids by 3–4 tablespoons, add a pinch of baking soda, and lower the oven by 25°F (honey browns faster).
- Why is honey heavier than water?
- Honey is a concentrated sugar solution — roughly 80% sugar — so it is denser than water. A cup weighs about 340g versus 236g for water.
- How many ounces is 1 cup of honey?
- About 12 ounces by weight (340 grams).
- Why do my numbers differ slightly?
- Viscosity depends on temperature. Warm syrup flows into the corners of a cup and cold syrup leaves gaps behind, and a sticky film always stays in the cup — which is why weighing straight into the bowl is easier.