55g Brown Sugar in Cups

55 grams of packed brown sugar is ¼ cup — 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.

55 g of packed brown sugar is

¼ cup

0.25 US cups · 4 tbsp · 59 ml · 220 g per cup

Amount in grams

To measure it · spoon and level

¼ cup

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

Measuring by hand? That is 4 tablespoons. It is about 11% 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.

55g of packed brown sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient	55g in cups	Per cup
Brown Sugar (Packed)	¼ cup	220 g
All-Purpose Flour	7 tbsp	125 g
Granulated Sugar	¼ cup + 1 tsp	200 g
Butter	about 4 tbsp	227 g

See all 55g conversions on the 55 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby packed brown sugar amounts

Grams	Cups	Tablespoons
35g	2½ tbsp	2.5 tbsp
40g	about 3 tbsp	2.9 tbsp
45g	3 tbsp + ¾ tsp	3.3 tbsp
50g	about 3½ tbsp	3.6 tbsp
56g	¼ cup	4.1 tbsp
60g	¼ cup + 1 tsp	4.4 tbsp
65g	¼ cup + 2 tsp	4.7 tbsp
70g	about ⅓ cup	5.1 tbsp

Full ladder on the brown sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 55g of packed brown sugar?

55 grams of packed brown sugar is ¼ cup. In kitchen measures that is 4 tablespoons, 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 55g of packed brown sugar without a scale?

Use 4 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, spooned and levelled. How we calculate