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Vanilla wafers: weights & conversions

A US cup of vanilla wafers weighs about 85 g. One weighs about 4 g. 100 g is 450 calories and 3.2 g of protein.

Also written as: nilla wafers, vanilla wafer crumbs.

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1 cup of vanilla wafers is about 85 grams.

Cups to grams

What each measure of vanilla wafers weighs, from the cup weight above.

vanilla wafers volume conversions
VolumeGramsOunces
1 cup85 g3 oz
3/4 cup63.8 g
2/3 cup56.7 g
1/2 cup42.5 g
1/3 cup28.3 g
1/4 cup21.3 g
1 tablespoon5.31 g
1 teaspoon1.77 g

Weight per piece

What a recipe means when it counts vanilla wafers instead of weighing it.

vanilla wafers count conversions
CountGramsOunces
1 vanilla wafer4 g0.14 oz
2 vanilla wafers8 g
3 vanilla wafers12 g
4 vanilla wafers16 g
6 vanilla wafers24 g
12 vanilla wafers48 g

Ounces and pounds

The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.

vanilla wafers weight conversions
WeightGramsOunces
1 oz28.3 g
4 oz (1/4 lb)113 g
8 oz (1/2 lb)227 g
1 lb454 g
100 g100 g

Nutrition

Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.

Nutrition for vanilla wafers by measure
MeasureCaloriesProteinFatCarbsFiberSodium
Per 100 g (100 g)4503.2 g16 g77 g1.5 g320 mg
Per cup (85 g)3832.72 g13.6 g65.5 g1.27 g272 mg
Per tablespoon (5.31 g)240.17 g0.85 g4.09 g0.08 g17 mg
Per vanilla wafer (4 g)180.13 g0.64 g3.08 g0.06 g13 mg
Per 4 oz (113 g)5103.63 g18.1 g87.3 g1.7 g363 mg

If you have run out

  • Graham cracker crumbs, the same amount. Less sweet and vanilla-forward than vanilla wafers.

Common questions

How many grams are in a cup of vanilla wafers?
One US cup of vanilla wafers weighs about 85 g (3 oz). A tablespoon is about 5.31 g and a teaspoon about 1.77 g.
How many cups is 100 g of vanilla wafers?
100 g of vanilla wafers is about 1.18 cups — near enough to 1 1/8 cups in a measuring cup.
How much does one vanilla wafer weigh?
One vanilla wafer weighs about 4 g (0.14 oz), so a pound is roughly 113 of them.
How many calories are in vanilla wafers?
Vanilla wafers has about 450 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 383 calories a cup.
What can I use instead of vanilla wafers?
Graham cracker crumbs, the same amount. Less sweet and vanilla-forward than vanilla wafers.

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