How Many Grams in a Cup of Mascarpone?
One cup of mascarpone weighs 240 grams. It is essentially solidified cream — over 40 percent fat — so it spoons like soft butter and holds whatever shape the tub gave it. That firmness makes cups unreliable and the scale essential. Below are the full conversion tables, a converter for any amount, and how to handle it.
Convert mascarpone instantly
This converter uses the same chef-reviewed database as our Cups to Grams converter for all 128 ingredients. Weights assume a US cup of 236.588 ml; see our methodology and sources.
Cups to grams: mascarpone
| Cups | Grams |
|---|---|
| ¼ cup | 60 g |
| ⅓ cup | 80 g |
| ½ cup | 120 g |
| ⅔ cup | 160 g |
| ¾ cup | 180 g |
| 1 cup | 240 g |
| 1½ cups | 360 g |
| 2 cups | 480 g |
| 3 cups | 720 g |
| Measure | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1 tablespoon | 15 g |
| 1 teaspoon | 5 g |
| 1 cup in ounces | 8.5 oz |
Grams to cups: mascarpone
| Grams | Cups (decimal) | Cups (fraction) |
|---|---|---|
| 50 g | 0.21 cups | ¼ cups |
| 100 g | 0.42 cups | ⅜ cups |
| 125 g | 0.52 cups | ½ cups |
| 150 g | 0.63 cups | ⅝ cups |
| 200 g | 0.83 cups | ⅞ cups |
| 250 g | 1.04 cups | 1 cup |
| 300 g | 1.25 cups | 1 ¼ cups |
| 400 g | 1.67 cups | 1 ⅔ cups |
| 500 g | 2.08 cups | 2 ⅛ cups |
Working with more than one ingredient? The grams in a cup chart puts 40 ingredients in one table, and the Whole Recipe Converter converts a full ingredient list in a single paste.
How to measure mascarpone properly
Weigh it in spoonfuls, straight from the tub. Mascarpone is too stiff to pour and too soft to slice cleanly. Spoon it into the bowl on the scale until you hit the gram figure — 240 grams is a generous cup — and no measure gets coated in the process.
Do not overwork it. Mascarpone that is beaten hard or warmed turns grainy and can split into butter and liquid. Fold it into whipped cream or beaten eggs gently and at the last moment, and bring it just to cool room temperature — never warm it to soften it.
Tubs are metric; recipes are not. Mascarpone usually comes in 250-gram tubs. One tub is a shade over a cup (250 ÷ 240 ≈ 1.04), so a recipe calling for a cup uses nearly the whole tub, and a recipe calling for 500 grams wants two tubs almost exactly.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams are in a cup of mascarpone?
240 grams. Mascarpone is made by curdling cream with citric acid, so it sits between heavy cream (238 grams a cup) and butter in character — and almost exactly on cream's weight.
How many grams are in half a cup of mascarpone?
120 grams — exactly half of the 240-gram cup. A tablespoon weighs 15 grams, which with its richness is usually plenty per serving of dessert.
Can I substitute cream cheese for mascarpone by weight?
Gram for gram the swap works mechanically — 232 grams of cream cheese against mascarpone's 240 per cup — but the result is tangier and firmer, because cream cheese is cultured and mascarpone is not. For tiramisu, the classic fix is cream cheese loosened with a spoonful or two of cream.