1 Cup White Chocolate Chips in Grams

1 cup of white chocolate chips weighs 170 g (spooned and levelled, King Arthur Baking). Sweet chips made from cocoa butter, milk and sugar. All the figures on this page are approximate conversions based on the King Arthur Baking value, so when a recipe really matters, verify with a kitchen scale.

Why weighing white chocolate chips beats measuring it in cups

White chocolate chips weigh 170 g per cup, the same as dark and milk chocolate chips, because the chips are the same size and shape regardless of the chocolate inside. That uniformity is convenient: a recipe that calls for a cup of chocolate chips can use any of the three kinds at the same weight, and the conversion does not change. What changes is the flavour and the sweetness, because white chocolate contains no cocoa solids at all, only cocoa butter, milk and sugar, so it is the sweetest of the three and the mildest in flavour.

Melting is where white chocolate behaves differently from the others. It melts at a lower temperature and burns more easily, because the milk solids scorch before the cocoa butter has fully melted, so it needs gentler heat and more frequent stirring than dark chocolate. It also seizes just as readily if water touches it. In baking, white chocolate chips hold their shape like dark chips, but they soften more in the oven and can disappear into the crumb if the bake is long, so they work best in blondies and shortbread where the bake is quick and the chips stay visible.

White Chocolate Chips cups to grams conversion table

Cups Grams Tablespoons
1/4 cup 42.5 g 4
1/3 cup 56.7 g 5.3
1/2 cup 85 g 8
2/3 cup 113.3 g 10.7
3/4 cup 127.5 g 12
1 cup 170 g 16
1 1/2 cups 255 g 24
2 cups 340 g 32
3 cups 510 g 48
4 cups 680 g 64

One tablespoon of white chocolate chips weighs about 10.6 g, since a cup is 16 tablespoons. That is useful when a recipe calls for a spoonful or two rather than a whole cup, though for small amounts a scale that reads to the gram is far more reliable than a spoon, because a heaped tablespoon can weigh half as much again as a level one.

Worked examples

White chocolate blondies, one tray

A tray of blondies uses about 1 cup of white chocolate chips, which is 170 g, folded into the batter with macadamia nuts. Weigh 170 g and fold the chips in last, so they stay whole and do not melt into the batter before baking. The blondies will be sweet and buttery, and the chips add creamy pockets that contrast with the crunchy nuts.

White chocolate bark for gifts

A batch of bark for gifts uses about 2 cups of white chocolate chips, which is 340 g, melted gently and spread thinly on a lined tray, then scattered with dried cranberries and pistachios. Melt the chips in short bursts, stirring often, because white chocolate burns easily. Weighing 340 g gives you a bark thick enough to snap cleanly without being so thick that it is hard to bite.

White chocolate chip cookies, a batch of 24

A batch of 24 cookies uses about 1 1/2 cups of white chocolate chips, which is 255 g, folded into a butter cookie dough with a little vanilla. Weigh the chips rather than measuring by cups, because the chips are uniform and a cup can be heaped or level with a 20 g difference. The cookies will be sweet, so reduce the sugar in the dough slightly if you prefer them less sweet.

How the weight was measured

The figure on this page comes from King Arthur Baking, measured spooned and levelled unless the method line says otherwise. Spooning means filling the cup with a spoon rather than plunging the cup into the bag, and levelling means sweeping a knife across the rim. Scooping packs the ingredient down and can add a fifth or more to the weight, which is why two bakers following the same cup-based recipe can get visibly different results.

Confidence in this value is high. That reflects how consistent the ingredient is from brand to brand: a uniform, factory-packed ingredient is more predictable than a fresh, variable one. Even a high-confidence figure is still an approximation, because moisture, grind size and settling all shift the weight a little. Treat the grams on this page as a reliable starting point and check with a scale when the recipe is fussy, expensive, or being made for the first time.

Practical guidance

Store white chocolate chips in a cool, dry place for up to 1 year, away from strong smells, because they absorb odours easily. Do not refrigerate them unless your kitchen is very warm, because condensation causes sugar bloom, the white coating that appears on the surface. Melt white chocolate very gently, in short bursts in the microwave or over a bain-marie, stirring often, and never let water touch it. If you do not have a scale, spoon the chips into the cup and level it, remembering that the 170 g figure is approximate. White chocolate chips are the sweetest chocolate chips, so expect them to add noticeable sweetness to any recipe.

Common mistakes with chocolate

The most common mistake is measuring chocolate chips by the cup and chopped chocolate by the cup as if they were the same. Chips are uniform and leave regular gaps, while chopped bars pack unevenly, so the two measures differ and a recipe's chocolate balance shifts. Weighing removes the guesswork. The second mistake is melting chocolate over heat that is too high: chocolate seizes and burns easily, so melt it gently, in short bursts, and stir often. The third is adding cold chocolate to a warm batter, which can set the batter and cause streaks; bring the chocolate to room temperature first. Finally, do not assume all chocolate at the same cup weight behaves the same: dark, milk and white chocolate have different cocoa butter and sugar contents, so swapping one for another changes sweetness and structure, not just flavour.

Frequently asked questions

How many grams is 1 cup of white chocolate chips?

1 cup of white chocolate chips weighs 170 g when spooned and levelled, according to King Arthur Baking. The figure is approximate, because how the chips settle varies, so verify with a kitchen scale when it matters.

Is white chocolate really chocolate?

Strictly, no: white chocolate contains cocoa butter, milk and sugar, but no cocoa solids, so it has none of the chocolate flavour of dark or milk chocolate. It is still sold and used as chocolate, and the cup weight is the same as the other chips.

Why does white chocolate burn so easily?

Because it melts at a lower temperature and its milk solids scorch before the cocoa butter has fully melted. Melt it very gently in short bursts, stir often, and take it off the heat while a few lumps remain, stirring until they melt in the residual heat.

How many cups is 200 g of white chocolate chips?

200 g of white chocolate chips is about 1.18 cups, or just over 1 cup. At 170 g per cup, divide 200 by 170 to get the answer, and use a scale for the most accurate result.

Can I use white chocolate chips instead of dark chocolate chips?

Yes, at the same weight, because both are 170 g per cup. The flavour changes: white chocolate is sweeter and milder, so the bake will be sweeter and less chocolatey. Reduce the sugar slightly if you want to balance it.

Related conversions

If you need a different amount, the table above scales in both directions, and the converter tool will do the maths for any quantity. When a recipe really matters, weigh the ingredient on a kitchen scale rather than trusting the cup alone, because the figures on this page are approximate and natural ingredients vary by brand, variety and moisture.