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165g Brown Sugar in Cups

165 grams of packed brown sugar is ¾ cup — 220g per US cup. Cookies, crumbles and banana breads sit here, and packed brown sugar is heavier per cup than white sugar because the molasses binds the crystals.

165 g of packed brown sugar is

¾ cup

0.75 US cups · 12 tbsp · 177 ml · 220 g per cup

To measure it · pack firmly, then level

½ + ¼ cup

Rest of the recipe in grams? Paste it and every line comes back in cups. Free, no sign-in.

Measuring by hand? That is ½ + ¼ cup. It is about 33% of a 500 g box of brown sugar.

These figures assume firmly packed brown sugar — pressed into the cup so it holds its shape when tipped out. Loosely spooned brown sugar weighs far less.

165g of packed brown sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient165g in cupsPer cup
Brown Sugar (Packed)¾ cup220 g
All-Purpose Flour1⅓ cups125 g
Granulated Sugar¾ cup + 1 tbsp200 g
Butterabout ¾ cup227 g

See all 165g conversions on the 165 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby packed brown sugar amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
130 g½ cup + 1½ tbsp9.5 tbsp
140 g½ cup + 2 tbsp10.2 tbsp
150 gabout ⅔ cup10.9 tbsp
160 gabout ¾ cup11.6 tbsp
170 gabout ¾ cup12.4 tbsp
175 g¾ cup + 2 tsp12.7 tbsp
180 g¾ cup + 1 tbsp13.1 tbsp
185 g¾ cup + 1½ tbsp13.5 tbsp

Full ladder on the brown sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 165g of packed brown sugar?

165 grams of packed brown sugar is ¾ cup. In kitchen measures that is ½ + ¼ cup, worked out from 220 grams per US cup.

How many grams are in 1 cup of packed brown sugar?

One US cup of packed brown sugar weighs about 220 grams, one tablespoon about 13.75 grams, and one teaspoon about 4.58 grams.

How do I measure 165g of packed brown sugar without a scale?

Use ½ + ¼ cup. These figures assume firmly packed brown sugar — pressed into the cup so it holds its shape when tipped out. Loosely spooned brown sugar weighs far less.

Is it better to weigh packed brown sugar or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the packed brown sugar is packed into the cup. Without a scale, use the cup figure above and measure the same way throughout the recipe.

Weights are per US cup, firmly packed and levelled. How we calculate

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