One ounce of maple syrup is 0.088041997 cups, so converting ounces of maple syrup to cups means multiplying by 0.088041997. That factor is specific to this ingredient — it comes from its density, not from any relationship between the two units.
Put next to water — 1 g per mL exactly — maple syrup measures 1.361 g per mL. That ratio, 136.1%, is what separates this page from every other ingredient in the same units, and it is measured rather than defined.
A cup of maple syrup is 322 g when it is measured the standard way, but how it gets into the cup changes the answer: between about 320.4 g and 325.2 g covers the range from lightly spooned to firmly packed. That 1% spread is larger than most of the adjustments recipes fuss over, and it disappears entirely the moment the ingredient is weighed instead.
One cup of maple syrup is 11.36 oz. US kitchen scales usually step in eighths of an ounce, which is 3.54 g — around 1.1% of a cup of this ingredient, so the scale is precise enough for a full cup and coarse for a spoonful. That is why recipes mix the two systems: ounces for the bulk, spoons for the small amounts.
How the figure is arrived at: Graded by colour rather than density; every grade is close to 66% sugar by weight.
The formula
ounces- The amount of maple syrup you are converting, in ounces
0.0880419972826- Cups per ounce for maple syrup, from its density of 1.361 g/mL
cups- The equivalent quantity in cups
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in ounces.
- It is multiplied by 0.0880419972826, the cups-per-ounce figure for maple syrup.
- 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
2 oz of maple syrup in cups
2 oz of maple syrup weighs out at 0.176084 cups. Divide 0.176084 by 0.088041997 and you get back to 2 oz, which is the quickest check that the factor is the right way up.
4 oz of maple syrup in cups
4 oz of maple syrup weighs out at 0.352168 cups. Divide 0.352168 by 0.088041997 and you get back to 4 oz, which is the quickest check that the factor is the right way up.
12 oz of maple syrup in cups
A recipe calling for 12 oz of maple syrup needs 1.0565 cups on the scale. The arithmetic is 12 × 0.088041997 = 1.056504, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 0.528252 cups.
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Frequently asked questions
How many cups are in 1 oz of maple syrup?
One ounce of maple syrup is 0.088041997 cups. Half that quantity is 0.044021 cups and double it is 0.176084 cups, so the figure scales straight up and down — there is no offset in this conversion, only the factor.
Why is a cup of maple syrup not 236 g like water?
Because weight per cup depends on what is in the cup. Maple syrup has a density of 1.361 g per mL where water has 1.00, so a cup of it weighs 322 g rather than 236.6 g. That is a difference of 85.4 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?
Barely. Maple syrup does not compress, so a cup of it is 322 g however it is poured — within about 1%, which is inside the accuracy of a domestic scale. This is the group where measuring by volume is defensible.
Is a fluid ounce of maple syrup 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 maple syrup weighs 1.42 oz, so the two readings differ by 42%. 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 maple syrup would weigh 340.25 g instead of 322 g — 18.3 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 1% for maple syrup — roughly 3.22 g on a 322 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 maple syrup weigh?
2 cup of maple syrup comes to 644 g, or 22.716 ounces. This page runs that calculation in reverse — enter a weight and it returns the volume — and the cups-to-ounces page does it in the direction the question is usually asked.
Maple syrup in ounces and cups
| Ounces | Cups | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 1/2 oz | 0.044021 cup | 0.04402099864 |
| 1 oz | 0.088042 cup | 0.08804199728 |
| 2 oz | 0.176084 cup | 0.1760839946 |
| 3 oz | 0.264126 cup | 0.2641259918 |
| 4 oz | 0.352168 cup | 0.3521679891 |
| 6 oz | 0.528252 cup | 0.5282519837 |
| 8 oz | 0.704336 cup | 0.7043359783 |
| 12 oz | 1.0565 cup | 1.056503967 |
| 16 oz | 1.40867 cup | 1.408671957 |
Based on 322 g per cup of maple syrup. One ounce of maple syrup is 0.088041997 cups.
| Measure | Grams | Ounces | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 322 g | 11.4 oz | 236.6 mL |
| 3/4 cup | 241.5 g | 8.52 oz | 177.4 mL |
| 2/3 cup | 214.7 g | 7.57 oz | 157.7 mL |
| 1/2 cup | 161 g | 5.68 oz | 118.3 mL |
| 1/3 cup | 107.3 g | 3.79 oz | 78.86 mL |
| 1/4 cup | 80.5 g | 2.84 oz | 59.15 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 20.12 g | 0.71 oz | 14.79 mL |
| 1 tsp | 6.708 g | 0.237 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evaporated milk | 252 g | 8.889 oz | 1.065 |
| Peanut butter | 258 g | 9.101 oz | 1.091 |
| Sweetened condensed milk | 306 g | 10.79 oz | 1.293 |
| Maple syrup (this page) | 322 g | 11.36 oz | 1.361 |
| Corn syrup | 328 g | 11.57 oz | 1.386 |
| Agave nectar | 331 g | 11.68 oz | 1.399 |
| Molasses | 337 g | 11.89 oz | 1.424 |
Ordered by weight. The spread across this group is why a single generic cups-to-grams factor cannot work.