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250g Brown Sugar in Cups

250 grams of packed brown sugar is 1 cup + 2 tbsp — 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.

250 g of packed brown sugar is

1 cup + 2 tbsp

1.14 US cups · 18.2 tbsp · 269 ml · 220 g per cup

To measure it · pack firmly, then level

1 cup+2 tbsp

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

Measuring by hand? That is 1 cup + 2 tablespoons. It is about 50% 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.

250g of packed brown sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient250g in cupsPer cup
Brown Sugar (Packed)1 cup + 2 tbsp220 g
All-Purpose Flour2 cups125 g
Granulated Sugar1¼ cups200 g
Butter1 cup + 1½ tbsp227 g

See all 250g conversions on the 250 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby packed brown sugar amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
227 gabout 1 cup16.5 tbsp
230 gabout 1 cup16.7 tbsp
238 g1 cup + 1½ tbsp17.3 tbsp
240 g1 cup + 1½ tbsp17.5 tbsp
255 g1 cup + 2½ tbsp18.5 tbsp
260 g1 cup + 3 tbsp18.9 tbsp
270 g1¼ cups19.6 tbsp
275 g1¼ cups20 tbsp

Full ladder on the brown sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 250g of packed brown sugar?

250 grams of packed brown sugar is 1 cup + 2 tbsp, 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 250g of packed brown sugar without a scale?

Use 1 cup + 2 tablespoons. 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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