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500g Cream Cheese in Cups

500 grams of cream cheese is 2 cups + 2½ tbsp — 232g per US cup. Full cheesecakes use weights like this, where the cheese-to-egg ratio decides whether the filling sets firm or stays creamy.

500 g of cream cheese is

2 cups + 2½ tbsp

2.16 US cups · 34.5 tbsp · 510 ml · 232 g per cup

To measure it · press in and level

2 cups+2½ 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 2 cups + 2½ tablespoons. It is about 220% 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.

500g of cream cheese vs other ingredients

Ingredient500g in cupsPer cup
Cream Cheese2 cups + 2½ tbsp232 g
All-Purpose Flour4 cups125 g
Granulated Sugar2½ cups200 g
Butterabout 2¼ cups227 g

See all 500g conversions on the 500 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby cream cheese amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
425 g1¾ cups + 1½ tbsp29.3 tbsp
450 gabout 2 cups31 tbsp
454 gabout 2 cups31.3 tbsp
480 g2 cups + 1 tbsp33.1 tbsp
550 g2⅓ cups37.9 tbsp
560 g2⅓ cups + 1½ tbsp38.6 tbsp
600 g2½ cups + 1½ tbsp41.4 tbsp
650 g2¾ cups44.8 tbsp

Full ladder on the cream cheese grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 500g of cream cheese?

500 grams of cream cheese is 2 cups + 2½ tbsp, because one US cup weighs 232 grams.

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.

How do I measure 500g of cream cheese without a scale?

Use 2 cups + 2½ tablespoons. 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. Without a scale, use the cup figure above and measure the same way throughout the recipe.

Weights are per US cup, pressed in and levelled. How we calculate

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