Butter Conversion & Measurement: The Complete Guide

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The Full Conversion Chart

Baking measurements have to be precise. Your butter to flour ratio is important. Curious to know how much a stick of butter gets you in cups or tablespoons? How many cups of butter do you get from a full block? Use the table below to guide you.

Butter in Blocks	Butter in Sticks	Butter by Cups	Butter by Tbsp	Butter by Weight (Grams)	Butter by Weight (Oz)	Butter by Weight (Lbs)	Butter by Volume (mL)
1 block	4 sticks	2 cups	32 Tbsp	454 g	16 oz	1 lbs	500 mL
3/4 block	3 sticks	1 1/2 cups	24 Tbsp	345 g	12 oz	3/4 lbs	375 mL
1/2 block	2 sticks	1 cup	16 Tbsp	227 g	8 oz	1/2 lbs	250 mL
1/3 block	1+1/3 sticks	2/3 cup	10 Tbsp + 2 Tsp	151 g	5.33 oz	1/3 lbs	160 mL
1/4 block	1 stick	1/2 cup	8 Tbsp	115 g	4 oz	1/4 lbs	125 mL
1/6 block	2/3 stick	1/3 cup	5 Tbsp + 1 Tsp	76 g	2.67 oz	1/6 lbs	80 mL

How Much is 1 Stick of Butter?

Wondering howe many cups or tablespoons a stick of butter makes? This table gives a complete summary of how much is a stick of butter in tablespoons, cups and more. Just remember that 1 stick of butter yields half a cup of butter.

Butter in Sticks	Butter in Blocks	Butter by Cups	Butter by Tbsp	Butter by Weight (Grams)	Butter by Weight (Oz)	Butter by Weight (Lbs)	Butter by Volume (mL)
1 stick	1/4 block	1/2 cup	8 Tbsp	115 g	4 oz	1/4 lbs	125 mL

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How to Measure Butter from Sticks to Tablespoons and More

Measurements for more than just 1 stick of butter - See up to 4 sticks measured in cups, tablespoons, weight in grams and ounces.

Butter in Sticks	Butter by Cups	Butter by Tbsp	Butter by Weight (Grams)	Butter by Weight (Oz)
4 sticks	2 cups	32 Tbsp	454 g	16 oz
3 sticks	1 1/2 cups	24 Tbsp	345 g	12 oz
2 sticks	1 cup	16 Tbsp	227 g	8 oz
1+1/3 sticks	2/3 cup	10 Tbsp + 2 Tsp	151 g	5.33 oz
1 stick	1/2 cup	8 Tbsp	115 g	4 oz
2/3 stick	1/3 cup	5 Tbsp + 1 Tsp	76 g	2.67 oz
1/2 stick	1/4 cup	4 Tbsp	58 g	2 oz
1/4 stick	1/8 cup (2 Tbsp)	2 Tbsp	28 g	1 oz
1/8 stick	1 Tbsp	1 Tbsp	14 g	1/2 oz

Butter by Tablespoons (Tbsp.)

Sometimes a recipe calls for an amount of butter by tablespoons. Not sure how much butter to melt for this? See this table:

Butter by Tbsp	Butter by Cups	Butter in Sticks	Butter by Weight (Oz)	Butter by Volume (mL)	Butter in Blocks
32 Tbsp	2 cups	4 sticks	16 oz	500 mL	1 block
24 Tbsp	1 1/2 cups	3 sticks	12 oz	375 mL	3/4 block
16 Tbsp	1 cup	2 sticks	8 oz	250 mL	1/2 block
10 Tbsp + 2 Tsp	2/3 cup	1+1/3 sticks	5.33 oz	160 mL	1/3 block
8 Tbsp	1/2 cup	1 stick	4 oz	125 mL	1/4 block
5 Tbsp + 1 Tsp	1/3 cup	2/3 stick	2.67 oz	80 mL	1/6 block
4 Tbsp	1/4 cup	1/2 stick	2 oz	60 mL	1/8 block
2 Tbsp	1/8 cup (2 Tbsp)	1/4 stick	1 oz	30 mL	1/16 block
1 Tbsp	1 Tbsp	1/8 stick	1/2 oz	15 mL	1/32 block

Butter by Cups

Recipes sometimes call for an amount of butter by cups. But you don't want to melt more butter than you need. This table can help simplify things. Just remember that:

1 block of butter is 2 cups
1/2 cup of butter is 115g

Butter by Cups	Weight (Grams)	Volume (mL)	Tbsp	Sticks	Blocks
2 cups	454 g	500 mL	32 Tbsp	4 sticks	1 block
1 + 1/2 cups	345 g	375 mL	24 Tbsp	3 sticks	3/4 block
1 cup	227 g	250 mL	16 Tbsp	2 sticks	1/2 block
2/3 cup	151 g	160 mL	10 Tbsp + 2 Tsp	1 + 1/3 sticks	1/3 block
1/2 cup	115 g	125 mL	8 Tbsp	1 stick	1/4 block
1/3 cup	76 g	80 mL	5 Tbsp + 1 Tsp	2/3 stick	1/6 block
1/4 cup	58 g	60 mL	4 Tbsp	1/2 stick	1/8 block
1/8 cup (2 Tbsp)	28 g	30 mL	2 Tbsp	1/4 stick	1/16 block
1 Tbsp	14 g	15 mL	1 Tbsp	1/8 stick	1/32 block

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