1 teaspoon of white chocolate chips weighs 3.54 g. A teaspoon is one forty-eighth of a cup, and a cup of white chocolate chips is 170 g spooned and levelled, so the maths is 170 ÷ 48 = 3.54 g. The same cup divided by 16 gives the tablespoon weight of 10.6 g, and there are 3 teaspoons in every tablespoon. If you cook from recipes written in cups and spoons, this page is the bridge between the two, and the worked examples show the conversion inside real dishes rather than in isolation.

White chocolate chips are the sweet, creamy counterpoint to dark chips, and they turn up by the spoonful in blondies, cookies and bark, where a whole cup would be far too much. A teaspoon holds 3.54 g, about four or five chips, which is the same as dark chocolate chips — the chips are the same size, so they pack the same way in a spoon. The difference is in the baking: white chocolate is sweeter and softer, so it melts faster and burns sooner, and the practical notes below are mostly about keeping it from scorching.

All figures on this page are approximate, and they come from King Arthur Baking, measured spooned and levelled. When a recipe has to work the first time, verify with a kitchen scale.

Conversion table

One teaspoon is one forty-eighth of a cup, so every figure in this table is the cup weight divided by 48, rounded to two decimal places. All figures are approximate; verify with a kitchen scale when it matters.

Teaspoons Grams (approx.)
1 tsp 3.54 g
2 tsp 7.08 g
3 tsp 10.62 g
4 tsp 14.17 g
5 tsp 17.71 g
6 tsp 21.25 g
7 tsp 24.79 g
8 tsp 28.33 g
9 tsp 31.88 g
10 tsp 35.42 g
11 tsp 38.96 g
12 tsp 42.50 g

The tablespoon figures are included too, because most recipes switch between teaspoons and tablespoons, and 3 teaspoons make 1 tablespoon.

Tablespoons Grams (approx.)
1 tbsp 10.6 g
2 tbsp 21.2 g
3 tbsp 31.9 g
4 tbsp 42.5 g
5 tbsp 53.1 g
6 tbsp 63.8 g
7 tbsp 74.4 g
8 tbsp 85.0 g
9 tbsp 95.6 g
10 tbsp 106.2 g
11 tbsp 116.9 g
12 tbsp 127.5 g
13 tbsp 138.1 g
14 tbsp 148.8 g
15 tbsp 159.4 g
16 tbsp 170.0 g

One tablespoon is one sixteenth of a cup, so every tablespoon figure is the cup weight divided by 16, rounded to one decimal place.

Cups to grams for reference

When a recipe jumps from spoons to cups, use this table instead of counting out 16 tablespoons. Every figure is the cup weight multiplied by the fraction, rounded to one decimal place, and all figures are approximate.

Cups Grams (approx.)
1/4 cup 42.5 g
1/3 cup 56.7 g
1/2 cup 85.0 g
2/3 cup 113.3 g
3/4 cup 127.5 g
1 cup 170.0 g

One cup of white chocolate chips weighs 170 g, so a quarter cup is 42.5 g and half a cup is 85.0 g. Those two figures cover most everyday scaling, and the full table above covers the rest.

How the measurement works

The figure on this page comes from King Arthur Baking, measured spooned and levelled. Sweet chips made from cocoa butter, milk and sugar. Cookies, blondies, bark and decorating.

All results on this page are approximate. Ingredient weights vary with brand, humidity, temperature and how firmly you pack the spoon, so when a recipe has to work the first time, weigh the ingredient on a kitchen scale and use the numbers here as a guide. The method matters more than the number itself, because the same spoon of white chocolate chips measured two different ways can give two different weights, and the King Arthur Baking value assumes the spooned and levelled method every time.

Worked examples

White chocolate in a single blondie

A single blondie square takes 4 teaspoons (14.17 g) of white chocolate chips folded into the batter, and the chips melt into creamy pockets as the blondie bakes. The amount matters because white chocolate is very sweet — too many chips and the blondie is cloying, too few and it is just a brown sugar bar.

A white chocolate drizzle for a cake

A drizzle over a small loaf cake needs 5 teaspoons (17.71 g) of white chocolate chips melted with a teaspoon of cream, and the spoon measure keeps the drizzle thin enough to run. Melt white chocolate even more gently than dark — it scorches at a lower temperature, so use short bursts and stir between each one.

Chips in a cranberry cookie

A batch of six cranberry cookies takes about 8 teaspoons (28.33 g) of white chocolate chips, and the classic pairing works because the tart cranberries balance the sweet chips. Press the chips into the tops before baking so they show, or they sink and disappear into the dough.

Practical guidance

Spoon white chocolate chips in level and do not shake the spoon to settle them — the figures hold as long as you do not press the chips down. Mini white chocolate chips pack tighter and weigh more per spoon than standard chips, so if you are using minis, expect a slightly heavier spoon. White chocolate chips hold their shape in the oven like dark chips do, but they soften sooner, so a cookie with white chocolate chips needs a minute less in the oven than the same cookie with dark chips.

White chocolate is mostly cocoa butter, milk and sugar, which is why it melts at a lower temperature than dark chocolate and why it burns so easily. Never melt it over direct heat, and never let water touch it — a single drop makes it seize into a grainy paste. Store white chocolate in a cool, dry place; it blooms faster than dark chocolate, and bloomed white chocolate looks yellow and dusty but still bakes fine.

Scaling with spoons is easy once you know the weight of one spoon. To measure 100 g of white chocolate chips, count out about 28.2 teaspoons, and for 50 g, about 14.1 teaspoons. Halving a recipe that calls for 4 teaspoons means using 2 teaspoons, or 7.08 g, and doubling it means 8 teaspoons, or 28.33 g. The key is to scale every ingredient by the same factor, because changing one ingredient without changing the others throws the recipe out of balance. For large amounts, switch to a cup measure or a scale, since counting out teaspoons one by one is slow and error-prone, and a cup is faster and more accurate.

When should you weigh white chocolate chips instead of measuring it? Whenever the recipe has to work the first time, and whenever the amount is large. A kitchen scale costs less than a single failed bake, and it removes the biggest source of variation in home cooking, which is the way ingredients pack into a cup or a spoon. Put the bowl on the scale, press tare, and add the white chocolate chips until the display shows the number you need. There is nothing to wash afterwards except the bowl, and the result is the same every time. For small amounts, a level spoon is accurate enough, and for anything where precision matters, the scale is the tool to reach for.

Storage. Cool, dry place, up to 1 year.

  • Level every spoon with the back of a knife.
  • Use spoons for small amounts, and a scale for large ones.
  • Keep the same spoon for the whole recipe so errors stay consistent.

Frequently asked questions

How many grams is 1 teaspoon of white chocolate chips?

One level teaspoon of white chocolate chips weighs approximately 3.54 g. That figure comes from dividing the cup weight of 170 g by 48, and it assumes the ingredient is measured spooned and levelled. All figures on this page are approximate, so verify with a kitchen scale when it matters.

How many white chocolate chips are in a teaspoon?

About four or five standard chips. A teaspoon of white chocolate chips weighs about 3.54 g, Mini chips are smaller, so a teaspoon holds more of them and weighs slightly more.

Why does white chocolate melt faster than dark chocolate?

Because it is mostly cocoa butter, milk and sugar, with no cocoa solids to give it structure. It softens at a lower temperature and scorches sooner, so melt it gently in short bursts and stir often. Overheated white chocolate turns grainy and cannot be rescued.

Is white chocolate real chocolate?

It is made from cocoa butter, which comes from the cocoa bean, but it contains no cocoa solids, so it has none of the flavour of dark or milk chocolate. For the purposes of this table it behaves like any other chip: a teaspoon weighs about 3.54 g.

How many teaspoons of white chocolate chips are in a tablespoon?

There are 3 teaspoons in 1 tablespoon, so 1 tablespoon of white chocolate chips weighs approximately 10.6 g, which is three times the teaspoon weight of 3.54 g. Use the tablespoon table on this page when a recipe switches between the two units.

How should I store white chocolate chips?

Cool, dry place, up to 1 year. Keeping it stored properly also keeps its weight consistent, since an ingredient that has absorbed moisture or dried out will not weigh the same per spoon as a fresh one.

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