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25g Brown Sugar in Cups

25 grams of packed brown sugar is 5½ tsp — 220g per US cup. A small amount of brown sugar is usually a topping, a glaze or a marinade, where packing it into a measuring spoon still matters.

25 g of packed brown sugar is

5½ tsp

0.11 US cups · 1.82 tbsp · 27 ml · 220 g per cup

To measure it · pack firmly, then level

5½ tsp

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

Measuring by hand? That is 5½ teaspoons. It is about 5% 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.

25g of packed brown sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient25g in cupsPer cup
Brown Sugar (Packed)5½ tsp220 g
All-Purpose Flour3 tbsp + ½ tsp125 g
Granulated Sugar2 tbsp200 g
Butter5¼ tsp227 g

See all 25g conversions on the 25 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby packed brown sugar amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
28 g2 tbsp2 tbsp
30 g2 tbsp + ½ tsp2.2 tbsp
32 g2 tbsp + 1 tsp2.3 tbsp
35 g2½ tbsp2.5 tbsp

Full ladder on the brown sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 25g of packed brown sugar?

25 grams of packed brown sugar is 5½ tsp, because one US cup weighs 220 grams.

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 25g of packed brown sugar without a scale?

Use 5½ teaspoons. 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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