½ cup dried cranberries in grams
½ cup of dried cranberries = 60 grams · 2.12 oz · 8 tbsp
That is half a cup, filled and settled with a tap, not pressed down. A full US cup of dried cranberries weighs 120 g, so ½ cup comes to 60 g. Use the converter for any other amount.
Based on a measured density of 120 g per US cup (236.6 ml), filled and settled rather than packed. Last reviewed .
How ½ cup of dried cranberries works out
One US cup of dried cranberries weighs 120 grams, so multiply by 0.5 to get half a cup: 120 × 0.5 = 60 g. In the other direction, 60 g of dried cranberries divided by 120 brings you back to ½ cup.
If you have no scales, ½ cup is 8 level tablespoons of dried cranberries (24 teaspoons), because a US cup holds 16 tablespoons. In a 250 ml metric cup — the Australian, New Zealand and modern UK standard — the same fraction is 63.4 g.
Tip: Most dried cranberries are sweetened, so account for that added sugar; soak them briefly if your dough or batter is on the dry side.
Other dried cranberries amounts
½ cup of dried cranberries: common questions
How many grams is ½ cup of dried cranberries?
½ cup of dried cranberries weighs about 60 grams (2.12 oz), based on a full US cup of dried cranberries weighing 120 grams.
How many tablespoons is ½ cup of dried cranberries?
8 level tablespoons, since a US cup holds 16 tablespoons. That is 24 teaspoons.
Is ½ cup the same in a metric cup?
No. A 250 ml metric cup is slightly larger than the 236.6 ml US cup, so ½ cup of dried cranberries is 63.4 grams by the metric cup against 60 grams by the US cup.
For every other amount, see the full dried cranberries cups to grams tables.