Convert Evaporated Milk from Cup to Millilitres

How many millilitres is 1 cup of evaporated milk?

1 cup of evaporated milk (unsweetened condensed milk) is 250 millilitres. 2 cups of evaporated milk is 500 millilitres. 1/2 cup of evaporated milk is 125 millilitres. 1/4 cup (0.25 cup) of evaporated milk is 62.5 millilitres. Use the converter below for any amount.

  • These figures use the metric cup (250 ml). A US cup is slightly smaller at 240 ml, so it holds a little less. Use the US cup converter →
  • Cup sizes are not standard worldwide, so the same cup of an ingredient can weigh more or less depending on the country. What is a cup measurement →

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

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 what 1 cup of milk is in millilitres.

Powdered and evaporated milk both concentrate milk solids, but powder is fully dehydrated while evaporated milk keeps about 40% of its water. Reconstituted powdered milk can stand in for evaporated milk by mixing 1 cup of powder with 1 1/2 cups of water for a close match in richness. See our Powdered Milk converter.

Evaporated milk is unsweetened reduced milk, while sweetened condensed milk has heavy added sugar. The two are not interchangeable: swapping evaporated in for condensed needs added sugar, and the other direction adds sweetness the recipe may not want. See what 1 cup of condensed milk is in millilitres.

Evaporated milk is reduced cow's milk with no added sugar, while tinned full-fat coconut milk is plant-based and far higher in fat (around 20%). They are close in weight (265 g vs 240 g per cup); coconut milk swaps in 1:1 for a dairy-free result, with the trade-off of a coconut flavour and a richer body in sauces and bakes. See what 1 cup of coconut milk is in millilitres.

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250 Millilitres

Common Evaporated Milk Conversions

Here are the most common evaporated milk conversions from cups to millilitres.

CupsMillilitres
0.25 cups62.5 ml
0.5 cups125 ml
0.75 cups187.5 ml
1 cup250 ml
1.25 cups312.5 ml
1.5 cups375 ml
2 cups500 ml
2.5 cups625 ml
3 cups750 ml

Evaporated Milk Conversion Chart

The conversion chart below gives a quick reference for converting evaporated milk from Cup to Millilitres and other measurements.

cupmlgramsouncescup(US)tbsptspfl oz
0.25 cup62.5 ml66.25 g2.34 oz0.26 cup (US)4.17 tbsp12.5 tsp2.11 fl oz
0.5 cup125 ml132.5 g4.68 oz0.52 cup (US)8.33 tbsp25 tsp4.23 fl oz
1 cup250 ml265 g9.35 oz1.04 cup (US)16.67 tbsp50 tsp8.45 fl oz
2 cup500 ml530 g18.7 oz2.08 cup (US)33.33 tbsp100 tsp16.91 fl oz

For the reverse conversion, see 100 millilitres of evaporated milk in cups.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is 1 cup of evaporated milk in millilitres?
1 cup of evaporated milk is 250 millilitres. The ratio is fixed, so 2 cups of evaporated milk is 500 millilitres and 0.5 cups is 125 millilitres. Use the converter above for any quantity, or check the conversion chart on this page for the most common amounts at a glance. Open the evaporated milk converter
How many millilitres is 1.5 cups of evaporated milk?
1.5 cups of evaporated milk is 375 millilitres. The ratio is fixed, so 1 cup of evaporated milk is 250 millilitres and 2 cups is 500 millilitres. Type any other amount into the converter above for the exact figure, or use the chart below for the common ones.
What is 2 cups of evaporated milk in millilitres?
2 cups of evaporated milk is 500 millilitres. Conversions scale in a straight line, so halving or doubling a recipe keeps the same ratio. 1 cup of evaporated milk is 250 millilitres, and you can multiply or divide that figure to match whatever your recipe needs. Enter any amount in the converter above for an exact millilitres reading.
How many cups of evaporated milk is 250 millilitres?
250 millilitres of evaporated milk is 1 cup. The conversion works the same in reverse, so you can switch between millilitres and cups without changing the result. This helps when a recipe lists cups but you would rather weigh or measure in millilitres. The converter above and the chart below cover both directions for any amount.
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 convert identically. 1 cup of evaporated milk is 250 millilitres under either name, and 2 cups is 500 millilitres. Recipes use the two names interchangeably, so you can follow either one without changing quantities or weighing any differently.
What is 1/2 cup evaporated milk in millilitres?
1/2 cup of evaporated milk is 125 millilitres. The ratio is fixed, so 1 cup of evaporated milk is 250 millilitres and 2 cups is 500 millilitres. Half measures come up often when scaling a recipe down, and the figure divides cleanly. Use the converter above for any other amount, or the chart below for the common ones.
What is 1/4 cup evaporated milk in millilitres?
1/4 cup (0.25 cup) of evaporated milk is 62.5 millilitres. The ratio is fixed, so 1 cup of evaporated milk is 250 millilitres and 2 cups is 500 millilitres. Quarter amounts often come up when scaling a recipe down step by step, and the figure divides cleanly. Use the converter above for any other quantity, or the chart below for the most common amounts.

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