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56g Oats in Cups

56 grams of rolled oats is ½ cup + 2 tbsp — 90g per US cup. This is porridge and flapjack range. Oats weigh only about 90 g per cup, so the cup number looks surprisingly large next to denser ingredients.

56 g of rolled oats is

½ cup + 2 tbsp

0.62 US cups · 9.96 tbsp · 147 ml · 90 g per cup

To measure it · spoon and level

½ 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 ½ cup + 2 tablespoons. It is about 11% of a 500 g bag of oats.

Rolled oats are flaky and full of air, so they take up far more cup volume than the same weight of flour or sugar. Do not press them down.

56g of rolled oats vs other ingredients

Ingredient56g in cupsPer cup
Oats½ cup + 2 tbsp90 g
All-Purpose Flourabout 7 tbsp125 g
Granulated Sugar¼ cup + 1½ tsp200 g
Butter¼ cup227 g

See all 56g conversions on the 56 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby rolled oats amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
40 g7 tbsp7.1 tbsp
45 g½ cup8 tbsp
50 g½ cup + 1 tbsp8.9 tbsp
55 gabout ½ cup + 2 tbsp9.8 tbsp
60 g⅔ cup10.7 tbsp
65 gabout ¾ cup11.6 tbsp
70 gabout ¾ cup12.4 tbsp
75 g¾ cup + 1½ tbsp13.3 tbsp

Full ladder on the oats grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 56g of rolled oats?

56 grams of rolled oats is ½ cup + 2 tbsp, because one US cup weighs 90 grams.

How many grams are in 1 cup of rolled oats?

One US cup of rolled oats weighs about 90 grams, one tablespoon about 5.63 grams, and one teaspoon about 1.88 grams.

How do I measure 56g of rolled oats without a scale?

Use ½ cup + 2 tablespoons. Rolled oats are flaky and full of air, so they take up far more cup volume than the same weight of flour or sugar. Do not press them down.

Is it better to weigh rolled oats or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the rolled oats 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

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