To convert grams of graham cracker crumbs into tablespoons, multiply by 0.11267606: one gram comes to 0.11267606 tablespoons. Every ingredient has its own figure here, because the units are measuring different things and only the density links them.
Water is the yardstick: 1 mL of it weighs 1 g. Graham cracker crumbs comes in at 0.6002 g per mL, or 60.02% of water, which is why a cup of it is 142 g rather than 236.6 g. Volume and weight only line up for water, and only in metric.
A level tablespoon of graham cracker crumbs is 8.875 g, which puts a teaspoon at 2.958 g and a tablespoon and a half — the quantity recipes are fondest of — at 13.31 g. Levelling twice is where the error comes from, so the scale is the faster instrument once the quantity passes a couple of spoons.
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
0.112676056338- Tablespoons per gram for graham cracker crumbs, from its density of 0.6002 g/mL
tablespoons- The equivalent quantity in tablespoons
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in grams.
- It is multiplied by 0.112676056338, the tablespoons-per-gram figure for graham cracker crumbs.
- The result appears in tablespoons, with a second reading in tsp 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 tablespoons
Take 50 g of graham cracker crumbs: 50 × 0.11267606 gives 5.6338 tablespoons. Doubling the batch takes it to 11.2676 tablespoons, because the relationship is a straight proportion once the density is known.
150 g of graham cracker crumbs in tablespoons
A recipe calling for 150 g of graham cracker crumbs needs 16.9014 tablespoons on the scale. The arithmetic is 150 × 0.11267606 = 16.901408, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 8.4507 tablespoons.
500 g of graham cracker crumbs in tablespoons
500 g of graham cracker crumbs weighs out at 56.338 tablespoons. Divide 56.338 by 0.11267606 and you get back to 500 g, which is the quickest check that the factor is the right way up.
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Frequently asked questions
How many tablespoons are in 1 g of graham cracker crumbs?
One gram of graham cracker crumbs is 0.11267606 tablespoons. Half that quantity is 0.056338 tablespoons and double it is 0.225352 tablespoons, 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 3 tbsp of graham cracker crumbs weigh?
3 tbsp of graham cracker crumbs comes to 26.625 g, or 26.625 grams. This page runs that calculation in reverse — enter a weight and it returns the volume — and the tablespoons-to-grams page does it in the direction the question is usually asked.
Graham cracker crumbs in grams and tablespoons
| Grams | Tablespoons | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 5 g | 0.56338 tbsp | 0.5633802817 |
| 10 g | 1.12676 tbsp | 1.126760563 |
| 25 g | 2.8169 tbsp | 2.816901408 |
| 50 g | 5.6338 tbsp | 5.633802817 |
| 100 g | 11.2676 tbsp | 11.26760563 |
| 125 g | 14.0845 tbsp | 14.08450704 |
| 150 g | 16.9014 tbsp | 16.90140845 |
| 200 g | 22.5352 tbsp | 22.53521127 |
| 250 g | 28.169 tbsp | 28.16901408 |
| 300 g | 33.8028 tbsp | 33.8028169 |
| 500 g | 56.338 tbsp | 56.33802817 |
| 1000 g | 112.676 tbsp | 112.6760563 |
Based on 142 g per cup of graham cracker crumbs. One gram of graham cracker crumbs is 0.11267606 tablespoons.
| Measure | Grams | Ounces | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 142 g | 5.01 oz | 236.6 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 8.875 g | 0.313 oz | 14.79 mL |
| 2 tsp | 5.917 g | 0.209 oz | 9.858 mL |
| 1 tsp | 2.958 g | 0.104 oz | 4.929 mL |
| 3/4 tsp | 2.219 g | 0.0783 oz | 3.697 mL |
| 1/2 tsp | 1.479 g | 0.0522 oz | 2.464 mL |
| 1/4 tsp | 0.7396 g | 0.0261 oz | 1.232 mL |
| 1/8 tsp | 0.3698 g | 0.013 oz | 0.6161 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.