5 oz of Chocolate Chips to Cups
5 ounces of chocolate chips = about ⅞ cup
That's 0.83 US cups, or 0.79 metric cups (250 ml).
5 ounces of chocolate chips in other units
- Grams
- 142
- US cups
- 0.83
- Metric cups (250 ml)
- 0.79
- Tablespoons
- 13.3
- Milliliters
- 197
How to convert ounces of chocolate chips to cups
Weight ounces first become grams (1 oz = 28.35 g), so 5 oz = 142 g. One US cup of chocolate chips weighs 170 g, so 142 ÷ 170 = 0.83 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 |
5 ounces of other ingredients
The same amount weighs very different things depending on the ingredient:
| Ingredient | Cups | Exact |
|---|---|---|
| Cocoa Powder | 1⅔ cups | 1.67 cups |
| Peanut Butter | about ½ cup | 0.55 cups |
| Chopped Walnuts | about 1⅛ cups | 1.18 cups |
| Chopped Pecans | 1¼ cups | 1.25 cups |
| Whole Almonds | about 1 cup | 0.99 cups |
| Raisins | about 1 cup | 0.94 cups |
| Dried Cranberries | about 1⅛ cups | 1.18 cups |
| Shredded Coconut | 1⅔ cups | 1.67 cups |
| Mini Marshmallows | about 2⅞ cups | 2.83 cups |
| All-Purpose Flour | about 1⅛ cups | 1.13 cups |
| Bread Flour | about 1⅛ cups | 1.12 cups |
| Almond Flour | about 1½ cups | 1.48 cups |
| Granulated Sugar | about ¾ cup | 0.71 cups |
| Brown Sugar | about ⅝ cup | 0.64 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 5 ounces of chocolate chips?
5 ounces of chocolate chips is about ⅞ cup (0.83 cups), 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, 5 ounces of chocolate chips is 0.79 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.