How many grams is two cups of unsweetened baking chocolate?
Because one US cup of unsweetened baking chocolate weighs about 170 grams, two cups of it is roughly 340 grams. Sold in 1-oz (28 g) squares or 4-oz (113 g) bars. Recipes usually call for it by weight or by square; chopped fine it packs about 170 g per cup, like chips.
Recipes that list unsweetened baking chocolate in cups assume an average density. The figure above is a sensible typical value; if your recipe is sensitive, weigh on a kitchen scale — see our methodology.
Unsweetened baking chocolate conversion chart
| Cups | Grams | Ounces | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 21.25 g | 0.75 oz | 2 |
| ¼ cup | 42.5 g | 1.5 oz | 4 |
| ⅓ cup | 56.67 g | 2 oz | 5.33 |
| ½ cup | 85 g | 3 oz | 8 |
| ⅔ cup | 113.3 g | 4 oz | 10.67 |
| ¾ cup | 127.5 g | 4.5 oz | 12 |
| 1 cup | 170 g | 6 oz | 16 |
| 1¼ cups | 212.5 g | 7.5 oz | 20 |
| 1½ cups | 255 g | 8.99 oz | 24 |
| 2 cups | 340 g | 11.99 oz | 32 |
| 3 cups | 510 g | 17.99 oz | 48 |
Other unsweetened baking chocolate conversions
* Conversion figures are typical average weights for one US customary cup (236.6 ml), based on the King Arthur Baking Ingredient Weight Chart and cross-referenced with the U.S. Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. Actual weight varies with packing, brand and humidity — see our methodology.