3 oz of Chocolate Chips to Cups
3 ounces of chocolate chips = ½ cup
That's 0.5 US cups, or 0.47 metric cups (250 ml).
3 ounces of chocolate chips in other units
- Grams
- 85
- US cups
- 0.5
- Metric cups (250 ml)
- 0.47
- Tablespoons
- 8
- Milliliters
- 118
How to convert ounces of chocolate chips to cups
Weight ounces first become grams (1 oz = 28.35 g), so 3 oz = 85 g. One US cup of chocolate chips weighs 170 g, so 85 ÷ 170 = 0.5 cups.
Chopped, whole and ground nuts weigh very different amounts per cup – check which one your recipe means.
Chocolate Chips: ounces to cups chart
| Ounces | Cups | Exact |
|---|---|---|
| 1 ounce | about 2¾ tablespoons | 0.17 cups |
| 2 ounces | ⅓ cup | 0.33 cups |
| 3 ounces | ½ cup | 0.5 cups |
| 4 ounces | ⅔ cup | 0.67 cups |
| 5 ounces | about ⅞ cup | 0.83 cups |
| 6 ounces | 1 cup | 1 cups |
| 8 ounces | 1⅓ cups | 1.33 cups |
| 10 ounces | 1⅔ cups | 1.67 cups |
| 12 ounces | 2 cups | 2 cups |
| 16 ounces | 2⅔ cups | 2.67 cups |
3 ounces of other ingredients
The same amount weighs very different things depending on the ingredient:
| Ingredient | Cups | Exact |
|---|---|---|
| Cocoa Powder | 1 cup | 1 cups |
| Peanut Butter | ⅓ cup | 0.33 cups |
| Chopped Walnuts | about ¾ cup | 0.71 cups |
| Chopped Pecans | ¾ cup | 0.75 cups |
| Whole Almonds | about ⅝ cup | 0.59 cups |
| Raisins | about ⅝ cup | 0.57 cups |
| Dried Cranberries | about ¾ cup | 0.71 cups |
| Shredded Coconut | 1 cup | 1 cups |
| Mini Marshmallows | about 1⅔ cups | 1.7 cups |
| All-Purpose Flour | about ⅔ cup | 0.68 cups |
| Bread Flour | ⅔ cup | 0.67 cups |
| Almond Flour | about ⅞ cup | 0.89 cups |
| Granulated Sugar | about ⅜ cup | 0.43 cups |
| Brown Sugar | about ⅜ cup | 0.39 cups |
More chocolate chips conversions
- All chocolate chips conversions
- 100 grams of chocolate chips to cups
- 1 cup of chocolate chips to grams
- 1 tablespoon of chocolate chips to grams
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 3 ounces of chocolate chips?
3 ounces of chocolate chips is ½ cup, based on 170 g per level US cup.
Is it different with a UK or Australian cup?
Slightly. UK, Australian and New Zealand recipes use a 250 ml metric cup, which is about 6% bigger than a US cup (236.6 ml). In metric cups, 3 ounces of chocolate chips is 0.47 cups.
Should I weigh chocolate chips or measure it by volume?
Chopped, whole and ground nuts weigh very different amounts per cup – check which one your recipe means. Weighing is always more accurate, which is why grams are the safest choice for baking.