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Chocolate Chips: cups to grams

1 cup of chocolate chips weighs 170 grams. Use the converter below for any other amount, or check the quick-reference table.

Chocolate Chips baseline: 1 cup = 170 g.

Common amounts

CupsTablespoonsGramsOunces (weight)Milliliters
1/4 cup4.043 g1.50 oz59 mL
1/3 cup5.357 g2.00 oz79 mL
1/2 cup8.085 g3.00 oz118 mL
2/3 cup10.7113 g4.00 oz158 mL
3/4 cup12.0128 g4.50 oz177 mL
1 cup16.0170 g6.00 oz237 mL
1.5 cups24.0255 g8.99 oz355 mL
2 cups32.0340 g11.99 oz473 mL
3 cups48.0510 g17.99 oz710 mL
4 cups64.0680 g23.99 oz946 mL

Why measuring chocolate chips by cup goes wrong

A cup of standard semi-sweet chocolate chips weighs 170 grams. Mini chips pack tighter (about 180 g/cup). Chunks are heavier and less consistent — chopping a bar gives you variable shard sizes and a cup can range from 160 to 195 grams.

Practical tips for working with chocolate chips

Chocolate chips are formulated with stabilizers that help them hold their shape in the oven. That's why a chocolate chip looks like a chocolate chip after baking. If you want pools of melted chocolate in a cookie, use chopped chocolate bar instead — couverture chocolate (60–70 percent cacao) melts smoothly and flows into pockets you actually want to bite into.

Note from this ingredient's record: Semi-sweet, standard size. Mini chips pack tighter and run closer to 180 g per cup.

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