Cup & Gram

1/4 Cup of Chocolate Chips in Grams

1/4 cup of chocolate chips weighs 43 grams (about 1.5 oz), based on 170 g per US cup (level cup). That's the same as 4 tablespoons of chocolate chips. When a recipe's outcome depends on accuracy — especially baking — weigh it instead of measuring by cup.

A 1/4 cup measure is the smallest scoop in a standard set, so this one you almost certainly own. Two of them make 1/2 cup (85 g) and four make a full cup (170 g).

How much is 1/4 cup of chocolate chips?

1/4 cup of chocolate chips in every unit
Grams43 g
Ounces (weight)1.5 oz
Tablespoons4 tbsp
Teaspoons12 tsp
Density used170 g per US cup

No 1/4 cup measure? Use spoons

1/4 cup is exactly 4 tablespoons, which is 43 g of chocolate chips. Measuring spoons are stamped to a tighter tolerance than cups, so for small amounts the spoon route is usually the more accurate one even when you do own the cup.

Halving and doubling 1/4 cup

Scaling a recipe is the usual reason this conversion comes up, and grams scale cleanly where cup fractions do not:

Scaling 1/4 cup of chocolate chips
RecipeCupsGramsSpoons
Half ⅛ cup 21 g 2 tablespoons
As written ¼ cup 43 g 4 tablespoons
Double ½ cup 85 g 8 tablespoons

Nearby amounts

Cups of chocolate chips to grams (170 g per cup)
CupsGramsOunces
¼ cups 43 g 1.5 oz
⅓ cups 57 g 2 oz
½ cups 85 g 3 oz

Every cup fraction of chocolate chips in grams — the full chart.

How to measure 1/4 cup of chocolate chips

Chocolate chips settle predictably: a level cup is about 170 g — the standard 12 oz US bag is 2 cups. Chunks and chopped bar chocolate pack differently, so weigh those instead.

1/4 cup of other ingredients

Convert another amount

250 cups Chocolate chips = 42500 g

Based on 170 g per US cup.

Reverse conversion: grams of chocolate chips to cups.

Density 170 g/cup — sources: King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart, Nestle Toll House label. Data verified 2026-08-20. Methodology.