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238g Heavy Cream in Cups

238 grams of heavy cream is 1 cup 238g per US cup. Whipping, panna cotta and ganache sit here, close to one standard pot — and cream roughly doubles in volume once it is whipped.

How many cups is 238g of heavy cream?

238 grams of heavy cream equals:

1
approximate cup
1
decimal cup
16
tablespoons
238g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup.

Cream is close to water by volume, but its fat content makes a cup slightly lighter than a cup of milk. Measure it cold, straight from the fridge.

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238 grams of Heavy Cream is about 1 cup, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 238 grams per cup.

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cup
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238g of Heavy Cream
cup
1.00
tbsp
16.0
tsp
48.0
About 16.0 tablespoons or 48.0 teaspoons (approximate)
1 cup (236.588ml) = 238g

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US customary cup (236.588ml) · 238g per cup

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Applies to this page only — the database value (238g per US cup) is unchanged.

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238g of heavy cream vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 238 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient238g in cupsg per cup
Heavy Cream1 cup238
All-Purpose Flour1⅞ cups125
Granulated Sugar1¼ cups200
Butter1 cup227

Browse every charted amount in the grams to cups directory.

Nearby heavy cream amounts

Grams of heavy creamCupsTablespoons
100g⅜ cup6.72 tbsp
120g½ cup8.07 tbsp
250g1 cup17 tbsp

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Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 238g of heavy cream?

238 grams of heavy cream is 1 cup. In kitchen measures that is 1 cup, worked out from 238 grams per US cup.

How many grams are in 1 cup of heavy cream?

One US cup of heavy cream weighs about 238 grams, one tablespoon about 14.88 grams, and one teaspoon about 4.96 grams. This page divides 238 grams by that cup weight.

Is 238g of heavy cream the same as 238g of all-purpose flour?

No. 238g of heavy cream is 1 cup, while 238g of all-purpose flour is 1⅞ cups. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.

How do I measure 238g of heavy cream without a scale?

Use 1 cup. Cream is close to water by volume, but its fat content makes a cup slightly lighter than a cup of milk. Measure it cold, straight from the fridge.

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

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the heavy cream 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.