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240g Cream Cheese in Cups

240 grams of cream cheese is 1 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 240g of cream cheese?

240 grams of cream cheese equals:

1
approximate cup
1.03
decimal cup
17
tablespoons
232g
per cup

Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 1¾ teaspoons. It is about 106% 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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240 grams of Cream Cheese is about 1 cup, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 232 grams per cup.

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1
cup
¼½¾1+ 1 full cup (showing the last one)
240g of Cream Cheese
cups
1.03
tbsp
16.6
tsp
49.7
About 16.6 tablespoons or 49.7 teaspoons (approximate)
Measured out: 1 cup + 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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240g of cream cheese vs other ingredients

Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 240 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:

Ingredient240g in cupsg per cup
Cream Cheese1 cup232
All-Purpose Flour1⅞ cups125
Granulated Sugar1¼ cups200
Butter1 cup227

See all 240g conversions on the 240 grams to cups chart.

Nearby cream cheese amounts

Grams of cream cheeseCupsTablespoons
220g1 cup15 tbsp
225g1 cup16 tbsp
227g1 cup16 tbsp
230g1 cup16 tbsp
250g1⅛ cups17 tbsp
255g1⅛ cups18 tbsp
260g1⅛ cups18 tbsp
275g1⅛ cups19 tbsp

Full ladder on the cream cheese grams to cups chart.

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How many cups is 240g of cream cheese?

240 grams of cream cheese is 1 cup. In kitchen measures that is 1 cup + 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 240 grams by that cup weight.

Is 240g of cream cheese the same as 240g of all-purpose flour?

No. 240g of cream cheese is 1 cup, while 240g 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 240g of cream cheese without a scale?

Use 1 cup + 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.