Now, full disclosure: I’m a fan of the metric system and totally advocate for it! Recipes are just so much more accurate in grams, and using weight rather than volume means you can replicate them flawlessly every time. But I get it – sometimes you just must work with what you’ve got! So, let’s dive into some easy conversions to help you measure, bake, and cook like a pro, no matter the recipe.
Pro tip: pencil in the conversion next to the recipe. If it works out – great, if not it is time to experiment a little
Universal conversions:
- 1 cup = 240 ml
- 1 tablespoon = 15 ml
- 1 teaspoon = 5 ml
- Pound = 454 g
- Ounce = 28.4 g
- Inch = 2.54 cm
- 160°C = 320°F
- 170°C = 338°F
- 180°C = 356°F
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 cup white flour = 140g | 1 tablespoon = 10 g
- 1 cup whole wheat flour = 125 g | 1 tablespoon = 8 g
- 1 cup cornstarch = 140 g | 1 tablespoon = 10 g
- 1 cup potato flour = 140 g | 1 tablespoon = 10 g
- 1 cup cocoa = 140 g | 1 tablespoon = 10 g
- 1 cup sugar = 200 g | 1 tablespoon = 12 g
- 1 cup powdered sugar = 120g | 1 tablespoon = 8 g
- 1 cup brown sugar (compressed) = 240 g | 1 tablespoon = 15 g
- 1 tablespoon salt = 20 g | 1 teaspoon = 6 g
- 1 tablespoon baking powder = 10g | 1 teaspoon = 5 g
- 1 tablespoon baking soda = 10 g | 1 teaspoon = 5 g
- 1 tablespoon gelatin (powder) = 10 g | 1 teaspoon = 5 g
- 1 tablespoon dry yeast = 10 g | 1 teaspoon = 5 g*
* Dry yeast can be replaced with fresh (and vice versa) multiplied by 3:
- 1 g dry yeast = 3 g fresh yeast
Liquid Ingredients:
- 1 cup of honey = 320g | 1 tablespoon honey = 20g
- 1 cup maple syrup = 320g | 1 tablespoon maple = 20g or 15ml
- 1 cup condensed milk = 280g
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract = 8g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract = 4 g
Fats:
- 1 cup butter = 240g | 1 tablespoon = 15 g
- 1 cup oil = 200 g
- 1 cup coconut oil = 200 g
From the pantry:
- 1 cup ground nuts = 100 g
- 1 cup whole natural almonds = 140 g
- 1 cup shredded almonds = 125 g
- 1 cup playful almonds = 125 g
- 1 cup whole walnuts = 100 g
- 1 cup bleached hazelnuts = 140 g
- 1 cup semolina = 170g | 1 tablespoon = 12 g
- 1 cup ground poppy seed = 100 g
- 1 cup ground coconut = 90 g
- 1 cup biscuit crumbs = 110 g
- 1 cup rice crackles = 50 g
- 1 cup chopped dried fruit = 150 g
- 1 cup chocolate chips = 200 g
- 1 cup oatmeal (coarse or thin) = 100 g
- 1 cup sesame seeds = 140 g
- 1 tablespoon granulated coffee = 4 g
- 1 cup smooth jam = 300 g
- 1 cup milk jam (dolce de leche)= 300 g
- 1 cup chocolate spread = 280 g
- 1 cup peanut butter = 250 g
- 1 cup lotus paste = 240 g
- 1 cup date paste = 300 g
- 1 cup raw tahini = 240 g
Eggs:
- Size XL = 75-80 g
- Size L = 60-75 g
- Size M = 50-60 g
- Size S = 40-50 g
