How many grams in 1 cup of chocolate chips?
1 cup of chocolate chips weighs about 170 grams (6 oz). Chip size changes the gaps between pieces, so expect a few percent difference.
Cups to grams, for your ingredient
A cup of flour and a cup of honey weigh very differently. Pick the ingredient, enter the amount, and read it in any unit.
Weights are typical averages (US cup, 240 ml). Packing and brand change them by a few percent, so for baking a kitchen scale is more exact.
About chocolate chips
Small pieces of chocolate that hold their shape in baking, in dark, milk, semi-sweet and white.
Measuring tips for chocolate chips
- Chip size changes the gaps between pieces, so expect small differences.
- Chill chips briefly to keep cookies from spreading.
- Chopped chocolate bars melt into pools instead of holding their shape.
What can replace chocolate chips?
Chopped chocolate bars work and give melted pockets.
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How many grams are in 1 cup of chocolate chips?
About 170 grams using a US cup of 240 ml.
How many grams are in 1/2 cup of chocolate chips?
About 85 grams.
How much does 1 tablespoon of chocolate chips weigh?
About 11 grams.
Why does my result differ from other sites?
Packing, humidity and brand change the weight by a few percent. We use typical averages, so a scale is the most accurate option.