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60g Brown Sugar in Cups

60 grams of packed brown sugar is ¼ cup + 1 tsp — 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.

60 g of packed brown sugar is

¼ cup + 1 tsp

0.27 US cups · 4.36 tbsp · 65 ml · 220 g per cup

To measure it · pack firmly, then level

¼ cup+1 tsp

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

Measuring by hand? That is ¼ cup + 1 teaspoon. It is about 12% 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.

60g of packed brown sugar vs other ingredients

Ingredient60g in cupsPer cup
Brown Sugar (Packed)¼ cup + 1 tsp220 g
All-Purpose Flourabout ½ cup125 g
Granulated Sugar¼ cup + 2½ tsp200 g
Butter¼ cup + ½ tsp227 g

See all 60g conversions on the 60 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby packed brown sugar amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
45 g3 tbsp + ¾ tsp3.3 tbsp
50 gabout 3½ tbsp3.6 tbsp
55 g¼ cup4 tbsp
56 g¼ cup4.1 tbsp
65 g¼ cup + 2 tsp4.7 tbsp
70 gabout ⅓ cup5.1 tbsp
75 gabout ⅓ cup5.5 tbsp
80 g⅓ cup + 1½ tsp5.8 tbsp

Full ladder on the brown sugar grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 60g of packed brown sugar?

60 grams of packed brown sugar is ¼ cup + 1 tsp, 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 60g of packed brown sugar without a scale?

Use ¼ cup + 1 teaspoon. 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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