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85g Milk in Cups

85 grams of milk is about ⅓ cup — 245g per US cup. A splash of milk like this thins a batter or loosens an icing, and it is easier to add by the tablespoon than to measure in a cup.

85 g of milk is

about ⅓ cup

0.35 US cups · 5.55 tbsp · 82 ml · 245 g per cup

To measure it · liquid measuring cup, at eye level

⅓ cup+½ tsp

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Measuring by hand? That is ⅓ cup + ½ teaspoon. It is about 8% of a 1 litre carton.

Milk is slightly denser than water, so a cup weighs a little more than 240 g. Read a liquid measuring jug at eye level rather than from above.

85g of milk vs other ingredients

Ingredient85g in cupsPer cup
Milkabout ⅓ cup245 g
All-Purpose Flour⅔ cup125 g
Granulated Sugar⅓ cup + 1½ tbsp200 g
Butter6 tbsp227 g

See all 85g conversions on the 85 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby milk amounts

GramsCupsTablespoons
65 g¼ cup + ½ tsp4.2 tbsp
70 g¼ cup + 1½ tsp4.6 tbsp
75 gabout 5 tbsp4.9 tbsp
80 gabout ⅓ cup5.2 tbsp
90 gabout 6 tbsp5.9 tbsp
100 g¼ cup + 2½ tbsp6.5 tbsp
110 gabout ⅓ cup + 2 tbsp7.2 tbsp
112 g⅓ cup + 2 tbsp7.3 tbsp

Full ladder on the milk grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 85g of milk?

85 grams of milk is about ⅓ cup. In kitchen measures that is ⅓ cup + ½ teaspoon, worked out from 245 grams per US cup.

How many grams are in 1 cup of milk?

One US cup of milk weighs about 245 grams, one tablespoon about 15.31 grams, and one teaspoon about 5.1 grams.

How do I measure 85g of milk without a scale?

Use ⅓ cup + ½ teaspoon. Milk is slightly denser than water, so a cup weighs a little more than 240 g. Read a liquid measuring jug at eye level rather than from above.

Is it better to weigh milk or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the milk 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, read at eye level in a liquid measuring cup. How we calculate

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