How Many Grams in a Tablespoon of Maple Syrup?
1 level US tablespoon of maple syrup weighs about 20.1 g, and a teaspoon about 6.71 g. So 2 tablespoons ≈ 40.3 g and 3 tablespoons ≈ 60.4 g. Convert any amount below.
Maple syrup: 20 g per tablespoon, whatever the grade
A level US tablespoon of maple syrup weighs about 20 g — like honey, it's a concentrated sugar syrup, about a third heavier than water. Grade doesn't meaningfully change that: golden/delicate and dark/robust syrups differ in flavour intensity, not density, so convert them all at the same 20 g per tablespoon.
One thing that does change the number: "pancake syrup" and "table syrup" are corn-syrup products, not maple, and run slightly heavier and much sweeter-tasting per gram. If a recipe specifies maple syrup by weight, the real thing is what the number was written for.
Tablespoons to grams chart for maple syrup
| Tablespoons | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/2 | 10.1 | 0.35 |
| 1 | 20.1 | 0.71 |
| 1 1/2 | 30.2 | 1.06 |
| 2 | 40.3 | 1.42 |
| 2 1/2 | 50.3 | 1.77 |
| 3 | 60.4 | 2.13 |
| 4 | 80.5 | 2.84 |
| 5 | 101 | 3.55 |
| 6 | 121 | 4.26 |
| 8 | 161 | 5.68 |
| 16 (1 cup) | 322 | 11.4 |
Grams to tablespoons chart for maple syrup
| Grams | Tablespoons | Teaspoons |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| 10 | 0.5 | 1.49 |
| 15 | 0.75 | 2.24 |
| 20 | 0.99 | 2.98 |
| 25 | 1.24 | 3.73 |
| 30 | 1.49 | 4.47 |
| 40 | 1.99 | 5.96 |
| 50 | 2.48 | 7.45 |
| 75 | 3.73 | 11.2 |
| 100 | 4.97 | 14.9 |
Working in cups instead? See the full Maple Syrup grams ↔ cups converter.
Frequently asked questions
- How many grams in a tablespoon of maple syrup?
- A level US tablespoon of maple syrup weighs about 20.1 grams.
- How many grams is 2 tablespoons of maple syrup?
- 2 level tablespoons of maple syrup is about 40.3 grams.
- How many grams in a teaspoon of maple syrup?
- A level teaspoon of maple syrup is about 6.71 grams. There are 3 teaspoons in 1 tablespoon.
- How many tablespoons of maple syrup in a cup?
- There are 16 US tablespoons in a cup, so 1 cup of maple syrup (about 322 g) is 16 level tablespoons.
- Should the tablespoon be level or heaped?
- Level. Recipes and nutrition figures assume a level spoon — a heaped tablespoon of maple syrup can weigh 1.5–2 times as much. Fill the spoon, then sweep the excess off with a straight edge.
- Is a UK or Australian tablespoon the same as a US tablespoon?
- Not quite. A US tablespoon is 14.8 ml (about 20.1 g of maple syrup); the UK/metric tablespoon is 15 ml (about 20.4 g) — close enough to ignore. The Australian tablespoon is 20 ml (about 27.2 g), a third bigger, so scale Australian recipes accordingly.
- How many grams is 2 tablespoons of maple syrup?
- 2 tablespoons of maple syrup is about 40 grams.
- How many grams is ¼ cup of maple syrup?
- ¼ cup of maple syrup is about 81 grams (4 tablespoons at ~20 g each).
- Can I substitute honey for maple syrup by the tablespoon?
- Yes, volume-for-volume it works in most recipes — honey is slightly heavier (21 g vs 20 g per tablespoon) and a bit sweeter, so expect a small flavour shift rather than a texture problem.
- Does the maple syrup grade change the weight?
- No. Golden, amber and dark grades are all about the same density (~20 g per tablespoon) — the grading reflects colour and flavour strength, not sugar concentration.