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340g Brown Sugar in Cups

340 grams of packed brown sugar is about 1½ cups — 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.

340 g of packed brown sugar is

about 1½ cups

1.55 US cups · 24.7 tbsp · 366 ml · 220 g per cup

To measure it · pack firmly, then level

1½ cups+2 tsp

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Measuring by hand? That is 1½ cups + 2 teaspoons. It is about 68% 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.

340g of packed brown sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient340g in cupsPer cup
Brown Sugar (Packed)about 1½ cups220 g
All-Purpose Flour2¾ cups125 g
Granulated Sugar1⅔ cups200 g
Butter1½ cups227 g

See all 340g conversions on the 340 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby packed brown sugar amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
275 g1¼ cups20 tbsp
280 g1¼ cups20.4 tbsp
300 gabout 1⅓ cups21.8 tbsp
320 gabout 1½ cups23.3 tbsp
350 g1½ cups + 1½ tbsp25.5 tbsp
360 g1⅔ cups26.2 tbsp
375 gabout 1⅔ cups27.3 tbsp
390 g1¾ cups28.4 tbsp

Full ladder on the brown sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 340g of packed brown sugar?

340 grams of packed brown sugar is about 1½ cups. In kitchen measures that is 1½ cups + 2 teaspoons, worked out from 220 grams per US cup.

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 340g of packed brown sugar without a scale?

Use 1½ cups + 2 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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