To convert grams of molasses into tablespoons, multiply by 0.047477745: one gram comes to 0.047477745 tablespoons. 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 1.4244 g per mL, against 1.00 for water. A cup of water weighs 236.6 g and a cup of molasses weighs 337 g, so this ingredient is 142.4% as heavy as the same volume of water — the single fact the whole page rests on.
A level tablespoon of molasses is 21.06 g, which puts a teaspoon at 7.021 g and a tablespoon and a half — the quantity recipes are fondest of — at 31.59 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 0.297% of a cup of molasses, so weighing gets an accuracy no measuring cup can reach. A 500 g pack of it is 1.484 cups, and a 1 kg pack 2.967.
What the number depends on: What is left after sugar crystallises out, so almost all of its weight is dissolved solids.
The formula
grams- The amount of molasses you are converting, in grams
0.0474777448071- Tablespoons per gram for molasses, from its density of 1.4244 g/mL
tablespoons- The equivalent quantity in tablespoons
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in grams.
- It is multiplied by 0.0474777448071, the tablespoons-per-gram figure for molasses.
- 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 molasses in tablespoons
A recipe calling for 50 g of molasses needs 2.37389 tablespoons on the scale. The arithmetic is 50 × 0.047477745 = 2.3738872, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 1.18694 tablespoons.
150 g of molasses in tablespoons
150 g of molasses weighs out at 7.12166 tablespoons. Divide 7.12166 by 0.047477745 and you get back to 150 g, which is the quickest check that the factor is the right way up.
500 g of molasses in tablespoons
A recipe calling for 500 g of molasses needs 23.7389 tablespoons on the scale. The arithmetic is 500 × 0.047477745 = 23.738872, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 11.8694 tablespoons.
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Frequently asked questions
How many tablespoons are in 1 g of molasses?
One gram of molasses is 0.047477745 tablespoons. Half that quantity is 0.0237389 tablespoons and double it is 0.0949555 tablespoons, so the figure scales straight up and down — there is no offset in this conversion, only the factor.
Why is a cup of molasses not 236 g like water?
Because weight per cup depends on what is in the cup. Molasses has a density of 1.4244 g per mL where water has 1.00, so a cup of it weighs 337 g rather than 236.6 g. That is a difference of 100.4 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. Molasses does not compress, so a cup of it is 337 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 molasses 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 molasses weighs 1.486 oz, so the two readings differ by 48.6%. 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 molasses would weigh 356.1 g instead of 337 g — 19.1 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 molasses — roughly 3.37 g on a 337 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 molasses weigh?
3 tbsp of molasses comes to 63.188 g, or 63.188 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.
Molasses in grams and tablespoons
| Grams | Tablespoons | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 5 g | 0.237389 tbsp | 0.237388724 |
| 10 g | 0.474777 tbsp | 0.4747774481 |
| 25 g | 1.18694 tbsp | 1.18694362 |
| 50 g | 2.37389 tbsp | 2.37388724 |
| 100 g | 4.74777 tbsp | 4.747774481 |
| 125 g | 5.93472 tbsp | 5.934718101 |
| 150 g | 7.12166 tbsp | 7.121661721 |
| 200 g | 9.49555 tbsp | 9.495548961 |
| 250 g | 11.8694 tbsp | 11.8694362 |
| 300 g | 14.2433 tbsp | 14.24332344 |
| 500 g | 23.7389 tbsp | 23.7388724 |
| 1000 g | 47.4777 tbsp | 47.47774481 |
Based on 337 g per cup of molasses. One gram of molasses is 0.047477745 tablespoons.
| Measure | Grams | Ounces | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 337 g | 11.9 oz | 236.6 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 21.06 g | 0.743 oz | 14.79 mL |
| 2 tsp | 14.04 g | 0.495 oz | 9.858 mL |
| 1 tsp | 7.021 g | 0.248 oz | 4.929 mL |
| 3/4 tsp | 5.266 g | 0.186 oz | 3.697 mL |
| 1/2 tsp | 3.51 g | 0.124 oz | 2.464 mL |
| 1/4 tsp | 1.755 g | 0.0619 oz | 1.232 mL |
| 1/8 tsp | 0.8776 g | 0.031 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peanut butter | 258 g | 9.101 oz | 1.091 |
| Sweetened condensed milk | 306 g | 10.79 oz | 1.293 |
| Maple syrup | 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 (this page) | 337 g | 11.89 oz | 1.424 |
| Honey | 340 g | 11.99 oz | 1.437 |
Ordered by weight. The spread across this group is why a single generic cups-to-grams factor cannot work.