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125g Cream Cheese in Cups

125 grams of cream cheese is ½ cup 232g per US cup. Frostings and cheesecake fillings sit here, close to one standard block. Softening it first stops lumps forming in the mix.

How many cups is 125g of cream cheese?

125 grams of cream cheese equals:

½
approximate cup
0.54
decimal cup
8.62
tablespoons
232g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 8 tablespoons + 1¾ teaspoons. It is about 55% of a 227 g block of cream cheese.

Cream cheese is sold in blocks marked by weight, so cutting the block is usually easier than pressing it into a measuring cup.

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125 grams of Cream Cheese is about ½ cup, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 232 grams per cup.

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½
cup
¼½¾1
125g of Cream Cheese
cups
0.54
tbsp
8.6
tsp
25.9
About 8.6 tablespoons or 25.9 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 8 tablespoons + 1¾ teaspoons
1 cup (236.588ml) = 232g

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US customary cup (236.588ml) · 232g per cup

Dedicated conversion guides use the default US customary cup.

Applies to this page only — the database value (232g per US cup) is unchanged.

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125g of cream cheese vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 125 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient125g in cupsg per cup
Cream Cheese½ cup232
All-Purpose Flour1 cup125
Granulated Sugar⅝ cup200
Butter½ cup227

See all 125g conversions on the 125 grams to cups chart.

Nearby cream cheese amounts

Grams of cream cheeseCupsTablespoons
110g½ cup7.59 tbsp
113g½ cup7.79 tbsp
115g½ cup7.93 tbsp
120g½ cup8.28 tbsp
130g½ cup8.97 tbsp
140g⅝ cup9.66 tbsp
150g⅔ cup10 tbsp
160g⅔ cup11 tbsp

Full ladder on the cream cheese grams to cups chart.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 125g of cream cheese?

125 grams of cream cheese is ½ cup. In kitchen measures that is 8 tablespoons + 1¾ teaspoons, worked out from 232 grams per US cup.

How many grams are in 1 cup of cream cheese?

One US cup of cream cheese weighs about 232 grams, one tablespoon about 14.5 grams, and one teaspoon about 4.83 grams. This page divides 125 grams by that cup weight.

Is 125g of cream cheese the same as 125g of all-purpose flour?

No. 125g of cream cheese is ½ cup, while 125g of all-purpose flour is 1 cup. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 125g of cream cheese without a scale?

Use 8 tablespoons + 1¾ teaspoons. Cream cheese is sold in blocks marked by weight, so cutting the block is usually easier than pressing it into a measuring cup.

Is it better to weigh cream cheese or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the cream cheese is packed into the cup. If you have no scale, use the cup figure above and keep your measuring method consistent across the whole recipe.