To convert grams of graham cracker crumbs into cups, multiply by 0.0070422535: one gram comes to 0.0070422535 cups. Every ingredient has its own figure here, because the units are measuring different things and only the density links them.
The density behind that figure is 0.6002 g per mL, against 1.00 for water. A cup of water weighs 236.6 g and a cup of graham cracker crumbs weighs 142 g, so this ingredient is 60.02% as heavy as the same volume of water — the single fact the whole page rests on.
A cup of graham cracker crumbs is 142 g when it is measured the standard way, but how it gets into the cup changes the answer: between about 127.8 g and 170.4 g covers the range from lightly spooned to firmly packed. That 20% spread is larger than most of the adjustments recipes fuss over, and it disappears entirely the moment the ingredient is weighed instead.
Grams are the unit this conversion is really for. A domestic scale resolves to a gram, which is 0.704% of a cup of graham cracker crumbs, so weighing gets an accuracy no measuring cup can reach. A 500 g pack of it is 3.521 cups, and a 1 kg pack 7.042.
The condition this weight assumes: Finely crushed. A 9-inch crumb crust takes about a cup and a half of them.
The formula
grams- The amount of graham cracker crumbs you are converting, in grams
0.00704225352113- Cups per gram for graham cracker crumbs, from its density of 0.6002 g/mL
cups- The equivalent quantity in cups
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in grams.
- It is multiplied by 0.00704225352113, the cups-per-gram figure for graham cracker crumbs.
- The result appears in cups, with a second reading in tbsp beneath it.
- Use the measure table if you want a standard recipe quantity rather than a number you type in.
Worked examples
50 g of graham cracker crumbs in cups
A recipe calling for 50 g of graham cracker crumbs needs 0.352113 cups on the scale. The arithmetic is 50 × 0.0070422535 = 0.35211268, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 0.176056 cups.
150 g of graham cracker crumbs in cups
A recipe calling for 150 g of graham cracker crumbs needs 1.05634 cups on the scale. The arithmetic is 150 × 0.0070422535 = 1.056338, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 0.528169 cups.
500 g of graham cracker crumbs in cups
Take 500 g of graham cracker crumbs: 500 × 0.0070422535 gives 3.52113 cups. Doubling the batch takes it to 7.04225 cups, because the relationship is a straight proportion once the density is known.
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Frequently asked questions
How many cups are in 1 g of graham cracker crumbs?
One gram of graham cracker crumbs is 0.0070422535 cups. Half that quantity is 0.00352113 cups and double it is 0.0140845 cups, so the figure scales straight up and down — there is no offset in this conversion, only the factor.
Why is a cup of graham cracker crumbs not 236 g like water?
Because weight per cup depends on what is in the cup. Graham cracker crumbs has a density of 0.6002 g per mL where water has 1.00, so a cup of it weighs 142 g rather than 236.6 g. That is a difference of 94.6 g per cup, and it is the reason a single volume-to-weight factor cannot be applied to every ingredient.
Does how I measure it change the weight?
Yes, and by more than most people expect. Handling changes the weight of a cup of graham cracker crumbs by roughly 20% — about 14.2 g either side of 142 g — because finely crushed. Weighing removes the question entirely.
Is a fluid ounce of graham cracker crumbs the same as an ounce?
No. A fluid ounce is a volume — one eighth of a US cup, 29.57 mL — and an ounce is a weight. One fluid ounce of graham cracker crumbs weighs 0.6261 oz, so the two readings differ by 37.4%. They coincide only for something with the density of water, and then only roughly.
Is this a US cup or a metric cup?
US customary: 236.59 mL, which is the cup every US recipe means. A metric cup is 250 mL, so the same cup of graham cracker crumbs would weigh 150.05 g instead of 142 g — 8.05 g more, or 5.67%. Australian and some European recipes use the metric cup, and the difference is large enough to matter in baking.
Do I need a scale for this, or will measuring cups do?
A scale, if the result matters. Volume measuring carries a spread of about 20% for graham cracker crumbs — roughly 28.4 g on a 142 g cup — while a domestic scale is accurate to a gram or two. For anything where the ratio of ingredients drives the outcome, bread and pastry above all, weigh it.
How much does 2 cup of graham cracker crumbs weigh?
2 cup of graham cracker crumbs comes to 284 g, or 284 grams. This page runs that calculation in reverse — enter a weight and it returns the volume — and the cups-to-grams page does it in the direction the question is usually asked.
Graham cracker crumbs in grams and cups
| Grams | Cups | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 5 g | 0.0352113 cup | 0.03521126761 |
| 10 g | 0.0704225 cup | 0.07042253521 |
| 25 g | 0.176056 cup | 0.176056338 |
| 50 g | 0.352113 cup | 0.3521126761 |
| 100 g | 0.704225 cup | 0.7042253521 |
| 125 g | 0.880282 cup | 0.8802816901 |
| 150 g | 1.05634 cup | 1.056338028 |
| 200 g | 1.40845 cup | 1.408450704 |
| 250 g | 1.76056 cup | 1.76056338 |
| 300 g | 2.11268 cup | 2.112676056 |
| 500 g | 3.52113 cup | 3.521126761 |
| 1000 g | 7.04225 cup | 7.042253521 |
Based on 142 g per cup of graham cracker crumbs. One gram of graham cracker crumbs is 0.0070422535 cups.
| Measure | Grams | Ounces | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 142 g | 5.01 oz | 236.6 mL |
| 3/4 cup | 106.5 g | 3.76 oz | 177.4 mL |
| 2/3 cup | 94.67 g | 3.34 oz | 157.7 mL |
| 1/2 cup | 71 g | 2.5 oz | 118.3 mL |
| 1/3 cup | 47.33 g | 1.67 oz | 78.86 mL |
| 1/4 cup | 35.5 g | 1.25 oz | 59.15 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 8.875 g | 0.313 oz | 14.79 mL |
| 1 tsp | 2.958 g | 0.104 oz | 4.929 mL |
US customary measures: 1 cup = 236.59 mL, 1 tbsp = 14.79 mL, 1 tsp = 4.93 mL.
| Ingredient | Grams per cup | Ounces per cup | Density (g/mL) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bread flour | 127 g | 4.48 oz | 0.5368 |
| Cornstarch | 128 g | 4.515 oz | 0.541 |
| Cornmeal | 138 g | 4.868 oz | 0.5833 |
| Graham cracker crumbs (this page) | 142 g | 5.009 oz | 0.6002 |
| Rice flour | 158 g | 5.573 oz | 0.6678 |
| Potato starch | 160 g | 5.644 oz | 0.6763 |
| Steel-cut oats | 160 g | 5.644 oz | 0.6763 |
Ordered by weight. The spread across this group is why a single generic cups-to-grams factor cannot work.