To convert grams of graham cracker crumbs into teaspoons, multiply by 0.33802817: one gram comes to 0.33802817 teaspoons. 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 teaspoon of graham cracker crumbs weighs 2.958 g. A kitchen scale that reads to the nearest gram is therefore working at roughly 33.8% resolution on a single spoonful, which is why measuring spoons beat scales below about 5 g and lose to them above it. Three teaspoons make a tablespoon, so the same spoonful is 8.875 g if the recipe scales up.
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.
What the number depends on: 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
0.338028169014- Teaspoons per gram for graham cracker crumbs, from its density of 0.6002 g/mL
teaspoons- The equivalent quantity in teaspoons
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in grams.
- It is multiplied by 0.338028169014, the teaspoons-per-gram figure for graham cracker crumbs.
- The result appears in teaspoons, with a second reading in mL 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 teaspoons
A recipe calling for 50 g of graham cracker crumbs needs 16.9014 teaspoons on the scale. The arithmetic is 50 × 0.33802817 = 16.901408, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 8.4507 teaspoons.
150 g of graham cracker crumbs in teaspoons
Take 150 g of graham cracker crumbs: 150 × 0.33802817 gives 50.7042 teaspoons. Doubling the batch takes it to 101.408 teaspoons, because the relationship is a straight proportion once the density is known.
500 g of graham cracker crumbs in teaspoons
500 g of graham cracker crumbs weighs out at 169.014 teaspoons. Divide 169.014 by 0.33802817 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 teaspoons are in 1 g of graham cracker crumbs?
One gram of graham cracker crumbs is 0.33802817 teaspoons. Half that quantity is 0.169014 teaspoons and double it is 0.676056 teaspoons, 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?
At this size the spoon wins. One teaspoon of graham cracker crumbs is 2.958 g, and a scale reading to the nearest gram is working at 33.8% resolution on that — a measuring spoon is the more accurate instrument below about 5 g, which is why spice quantities are still written in spoons.
How much does 2 tsp of graham cracker crumbs weigh?
2 tsp of graham cracker crumbs comes to 5.9167 g, or 5.9167 grams. This page runs that calculation in reverse — enter a weight and it returns the volume — and the teaspoons-to-grams page does it in the direction the question is usually asked.
Graham cracker crumbs in grams and teaspoons
| Grams | Teaspoons | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 5 g | 1.69014 tsp | 1.690140845 |
| 10 g | 3.38028 tsp | 3.38028169 |
| 25 g | 8.4507 tsp | 8.450704225 |
| 50 g | 16.9014 tsp | 16.90140845 |
| 100 g | 33.8028 tsp | 33.8028169 |
| 125 g | 42.2535 tsp | 42.25352113 |
| 150 g | 50.7042 tsp | 50.70422535 |
| 200 g | 67.6056 tsp | 67.6056338 |
| 250 g | 84.507 tsp | 84.50704225 |
| 300 g | 101.408 tsp | 101.4084507 |
| 500 g | 169.014 tsp | 169.0140845 |
| 1000 g | 338.028 tsp | 338.028169 |
Based on 142 g per cup of graham cracker crumbs. One gram of graham cracker crumbs is 0.33802817 teaspoons.
| 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.