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170g Cream Cheese in Cups

170 grams of cream cheese is ¾ 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 170g of cream cheese?

170 grams of cream cheese equals:

¾
approximate cup
0.73
decimal cup
12
tablespoons
232g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 11 tablespoons + 2¼ teaspoons. It is about 75% 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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170 grams of Cream Cheese is about ¾ cup, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 232 grams per cup.

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¾
cup
¼½¾1
170g of Cream Cheese
cups
0.73
tbsp
11.7
tsp
35.2
About 11.7 tablespoons or 35.2 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 11 tablespoons + 2¼ 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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170g of cream cheese vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 170 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient170g in cupsg per cup
Cream Cheese¾ cup232
All-Purpose Flour1⅜ cups125
Granulated Sugar⅞ cup200
Butter¾ cup227

See all 170g conversions on the 170 grams to cups chart.

Nearby cream cheese amounts

Grams of cream cheeseCupsTablespoons
140g⅝ cup9.66 tbsp
150g⅔ cup10 tbsp
160g⅔ cup11 tbsp
165g¾ cup11 tbsp
175g¾ cup12 tbsp
180g¾ cup12 tbsp
185g¾ cup13 tbsp
190g⅞ cup13 tbsp

Full ladder on the cream cheese grams to cups chart.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 170g of cream cheese?

170 grams of cream cheese is ¾ cup. In kitchen measures that is 11 tablespoons + 2¼ 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 170 grams by that cup weight.

Is 170g of cream cheese the same as 170g of all-purpose flour?

No. 170g of cream cheese is ¾ cup, while 170g of all-purpose flour is 1⅜ cups. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 170g of cream cheese without a scale?

Use 11 tablespoons + 2¼ 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.