Convert Evaporated Milk measurements
Evaporated Milk Measurement Converter
Use the tool below to convert evaporated milk from the measurements in your recipe to the measurements that you need.
Evaporated milk is unsweetened tinned milk with about 60% of its water removed, leaving a creamy, slightly caramelised liquid. One metric cup (250 ml) of evaporated milk weighs around 265 grams or 9.35 ounces. It is used in fudge, pumpkin pie, tres leches cake, and savoury sauces where extra richness is wanted without the sugar of condensed milk.
A standard tin holds around 410 g (about 1 1/2 cups), and recipes often call for part of a tin. Weighing in grams gives consistent results and stops you adding too much or too little liquid to a custard or pie filling.
Also known as
- unsweetened condensed milk
Commonly confused with Evaporated Milk, and what to swap in
Shoppers reach for Condensed Milk when the recipe wants evaporated milk. What separates them is spelled out further down this page.
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Common Evaporated Milk Conversions
Here are the most common evaporated milk conversions from grams to cups.
| Grams | Cups |
|---|---|
| 25 g | 0.09 cups |
| 50 g | 0.19 cups |
| 75 g | 0.28 cups |
| 100 g | 0.38 cups |
| 125 g | 0.47 cups |
| 150 g | 0.57 cups |
| 175 g | 0.66 cups |
| 200 g | 0.75 cups |
| 250 g | 0.94 cups |
| 300 g | 1.13 cups |
| 400 g | 1.51 cups |
| 500 g | 1.89 cups |
Evaporated Milk Conversion Chart
The conversion chart below gives a quick reference for converting evaporated milk to different measurements.
| grams | cup | ounces | cup(US) | tbsp | tsp | ml | fl oz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 0.38 cup | 3.53 oz | 0.39 cup (US) | 6.29 tbsp | 18.87 tsp | 94.34 ml | 3.19 fl oz |
| 150 g | 0.57 cup | 5.29 oz | 0.59 cup (US) | 9.43 tbsp | 28.3 tsp | 141.51 ml | 4.79 fl oz |
| 250 g | 0.94 cup | 8.82 oz | 0.98 cup (US) | 15.72 tbsp | 47.17 tsp | 235.85 ml | 7.98 fl oz |
| 500 g | 1.89 cup | 17.64 oz | 1.97 cup (US) | 31.45 tbsp | 94.34 tsp | 471.7 ml | 15.95 fl oz |
| 750 g | 2.83 cup | 26.46 oz | 2.95 cup (US) | 47.17 tbsp | 141.51 tsp | 707.55 ml | 23.93 fl oz |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Are evaporated milk and unsweetened condensed milk the same thing?
- Yes. Unsweetened condensed milk is another name for evaporated milk, so they are the same ingredient and measure identically. A cup of evaporated milk weighs 265 grams under either name, and every conversion on this page holds whichever name your recipe uses. Recipes swap the two freely, so you can follow either without changing quantities or weighing any differently.
- What is 0.25 cups of evaporated milk in tablespoons?
- 0.25 cups of evaporated milk is 4.17 tablespoons. This is the same for any ingredient, since cups and tablespoons are both volume units and do not depend on what you are measuring. One cup is about 16.67 tablespoons, so 0.5 cups is 8.33 tablespoons. Use the volume converter to switch between cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, and millilitres for any amount. Open the volume converter
- How many grams is 1 tablespoon of evaporated milk?
- 1 tablespoon of evaporated milk is 15.9 grams. Density carries that figure through any quantity, so 2 tablespoons is 31.8 grams and 1/2 tablespoon is 7.95 grams. Weighing beats measuring by volume here, since how firmly you fill the tablespoon shifts the result a little either way. The converter at the top of this page takes any amount.
- How much does a cup of evaporated milk weigh?
- 1 cup of evaporated milk in grams is 265 grams. The ratio is fixed, so 2 cups is 530 grams and half a cup is 132.5 grams. Weighing evaporated milk by the cup is the most common way to measure it for baking. The chart above this FAQ lists the cup amounts recipes call for, and the converter at the top handles anything between them.
- How do you measure evaporated milk in cups?
- 100 grams of evaporated milk is 0.38 cups. The conversion scales in a straight line, so 200 grams is 0.75 cups and 50 grams is 0.19 cups. Grams to cups helps when a recipe gives a weight but you measure with cups. The chart above this FAQ covers the other weights cooks measure out.
- How do you measure evaporated milk in tablespoons?
- 50 grams of evaporated milk is 3.14 tablespoons. The ratio is fixed, so 100 grams is 6.29 tablespoons and 25 grams is 1.57 tablespoons. Tablespoons are handy for smaller amounts when you would rather not get out the scales. The chart above this FAQ turns the other common weights into tablespoons too.
Related to Evaporated Milk
Coconut Milk
Coconut milk swaps 1:1 by volume for evaporated milk and is dairy-free, a touch lighter per cup (240 g vs 265 g). Full-fat tinned coconut milk matches the richness for fudge and pie fillings, with a coconut flavour; use it where that taste suits the bake or a vegan result is wanted. See our Coconut Milk converter.
Powdered Milk
Reconstitute powdered milk thicker than usual to mimic evaporated milk's concentration, mixing about 1 cup of powder with 1 1/2 cups of water. Whisk until smooth and lump-free; it matches the richness for sauces and bakes without opening a tin. See our Powdered Milk converter.
Condensed Milk
Condensed milk on this site means the sweetened kind, thick enough to spoon and loaded with sugar, where evaporated milk pours like thin cream and has none. Fudge and caramel slice lean on that sugar and thickness to set, so an evaporated tin in their place leaves the mixture soft. See our Condensed Milk converter.
Milk
Evaporated milk is milk reduced by about 60% in volume, so it is much thicker and richer than regular milk. To use evaporated in place of milk, dilute with an equal part water; to use milk in place of evaporated, gently simmer to reduce by half. See our Milk converter.
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