Butter Conversion Chart (Free Printable)

This handy butter conversion chart easily converts from sticks to cups to tablespoons and teaspoons and weight units such as ounces, pounds, and grams. Plus, download this simple chart for FREE to refer to while in the kitchen.

Baking can be challenging, especially when it comes to measuring butter. Depending on the recipe, you will need a variety of consistencies: solid for pie crusts, softened for cakes, and melted for madeleines and cupcakes.

But don't get confused. The measurement of butter from cubes to creams depends on its consistency. This article will help you learn to convert butter measurements from one unit to another.

Jump to:

• How to measure butter
• Butter sticks to cups
• How many ounces in stick of butter
• Cups to butter sticks and blocks
• Cups to tablespoons butter
• Cups to ounces butter
• Tablespoons of butter to sticks and cups
• Tablespoons of butter in grams and ounces
• Grams to tablespoons butter
• Butter conversion chart
• Butter conversion chart printable
• Conclusion
• FAQ
• Comments

There is nothing complicated about converting a cup of butter to sticks. Remember one helpful rule: 1 cup of butter equals 2 butter sticks.

But if you're looking to convert from fraction measuring cups to sticks, tablespoons, and weight measurements, you will want to have a go-to butter chart stuck on a cabinet door or your fridge.

Download the free printable butter conversion chart below.

How to measure butter

Butter measurements have various forms across the world. For example, Canada calls for butter by volume using blocks or cups, American recipes prefer sticks of butter, and Europeans rely on grams from the metric system.

Whether the butter is solid, softened, or melted, here are a few simple methods on how to measure butter:

1. Using a kitchen scale (the most accurate way)
2. Measuring butter from a block
3. Measuring a butter stick
4. Using a dry measuring cup
5. Using a liquid measuring cup
6. Using measuring spoons (tablespoons and teaspoons)
7. Using a butter twist
8. Measuring butter in water (water displacement method)
9. Measuring butter from a tub

The most accurate way to measure butter is by weight, not by volume. But whether you use a digital scale or eyeballing butter amounts from a tub, you have to choose the tool that best fits your form of butter.

Pre-marked wrappers make it easy to portion the perfect stick or block of butter. Use the measurement lines on the wrappers to cut the amount of butter needed.

For softened butter (aka butter at room temperature), use a set of measuring cups and spoons for added precision.

To measure melted butter, brown, or clarified butter, utilize a liquid measuring cup. Finally, choose a water displacement method for measuring irregularly shaped butter.

Now it is the time to get to butter conversions. First, please remember that salted and unsalted butter has no difference in butter measurements and conversions.

Butter sticks to cups

Here is a helpful table if you are looking for butter stick measurements and how to convert butter sticks to cups, tablespoons, and teaspoons.

The most common questions asked are:

• How many cups in half a stick of butter? ¼ cup
• How many cups in a stick of butter? ½ cup
• How many cups is 1.5 sticks of butter? ¾ cup
• How many cups is two sticks of butter? 1 cup
• How many cups is 3 sticks of butter? 1 ½ cups
• How many cups in 4 sticks of butter? 2 cups

Sticks of butter	Cups	Tablespoons	Teaspoons
¼ stick	⅛ cup	2 tbsp	6 tsp
½ stick	¼ cup	4 tbsp	12 tsp
⅔ sticks	⅓ cup	5 tablespoon + 1 tsp	16 tsp
1 stick	½ cup	8 tbsp	24 tsp
1 ⅓ sticks	⅔ cup	10 tablespoon + 2 tsp	32 tsp
1 ½ sticks	¾ cup	12 tbsp	36 tsp
2 sticks	1 cup	16 tbsp	48 tsp
2 ½ sticks	1 ¼ cups	20 tbsp	60 tsp
3 sticks	1 ½ cups	24 tbsp	72 tsp
3 ½ sticks	1 ¾ cups	28 tbsp	84 tsp
4 sticks	2 cups	32 tbsp	96 tsp

How many ounces in stick of butter

Here is a helpful table to convert butter sticks to weight measurements such as ounces, pounds, and grams.

The most common questions asked are:

• How many ounces in a stick of butter? 4 ounces
• How many oz in 1 stick of butter? 4 oz
• How many pounds is a stick of butter? ¼ pounds
• How many ounces in a pound of butter? 16 ounces
• How many grams is a stick of butter? 113 grams

Sticks of butter	Ounces	Pounds	Grams
¼ stick	1 oz	0.06 lb	28 g
½ stick	2 oz	0.13 lb	57 g
⅔ sticks	2 ⅔ oz	0.17 lb	76 g
1 stick	4 oz	0.25 lb	113 g
1 ⅓ sticks	5 ⅓ oz	0.33 lb	151 g
1 ½ sticks	6 oz	0.38 lb	170 g
2 sticks	8 oz	0.5 lb	227 g
2 ½ sticks	10 oz	0.63 lb	284 g
3 sticks	12 oz	0.75 lb	341 g
3 ½ sticks	14 oz	0.88 lb	398 g
4 sticks	16 oz	1 lb	454 g

Cups to butter sticks and blocks

Check out this quick conversion chart to convert cups of butter to sticks and blocks. One block of butter equals 2 cups or 4 butter sticks.

The most common questions asked are:

• How many sticks is ¼ cup butter? ½ stick
• How many sticks of butter is ¼ cup? ½ stick
• How many sticks of butter is ⅓ cup? ⅔ sticks
• How many sticks is ½ cup butter? 1 full stick of stick
• How many sticks of butter is ⅔ cup? 1 ⅓ sticks
• How many sticks of butter is ¾ cup? 1 ½ sticks
• How many sticks of butter in a cup? 2 sticks

Cups of butter	Sticks	Blocks
⅛ cup	¼ stick	1/16 block
¼ cup	½ stick	⅛ block
⅓ cup	⅔ sticks	⅙ block
½ cup	1 stick	¼ block
⅔ cup	1 ⅓ sticks	⅓ block
¾ cup	1 ½ sticks	½ block
1 cup	2 sticks
1 ¼ cups	2 ½ sticks
1 ½ cups	3 sticks
1 ¾ cups	3 ½ sticks
2 cups	4 sticks	1 block

Cups to tablespoons butter

This table will answer the most common question about how many tablespoons of butter in a cup. Other questions include:

• How many tablespoons are in ¼ cup of butter? 4 tablespoons
• How many tablespoons in ⅓ cup butter? 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon
• How many tablespoons in ½ cup butter? 6 tablespoons
• How many tablespoons in ⅔ cup butter? 10 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons
• How many tablespoons is ¾ cup butter? 12 tablespoons
• How many tablespoons in 1 cup butter? 16 tablespoons

Cups of butter	Tablespoons	Teaspoons
⅛ cup	2 tbsp	6 tsp
¼ cup	4 tbsp	12 tsp
⅓ cup	5 tablespoon + 1 tsp	16 tsp
½ cup	8 tbsp	24 tsp
⅔ cup	10 tablespoon + 2 tsp	32 tsp
¾ cup	12 tbsp	36 tsp
1 cup	16 tbsp	48 tsp
1 ¼ cups	20 tbsp	60 tsp
1 ½ cups	24 tbsp	72 tsp
1 ¾ cups	28 tbsp	84 tsp
2 cups	32 tbsp	96 tsp

Cups to ounces butter

Those who are used to measuring recipe ingredients by weight will enjoy this handy conversion chart devoted to butter weight conversions:

• Cups to ounces butter
• Cups to pounds butter
• Cups to grams butter

The most common questions asked are:

• How many ounces in a cup of butter? 8 ounces
• How many ounces in a half cup of butter? 4 ounces
• How many ounces in ⅓ cup of butter? 2 ⅔ ounces
• How many ounces in a pound of butter? 16 ounces

• How many grams is 1 cup of butter? 227 grams
• How many grams is half a cup of butter? 113 grams
• How many grams in ¼ cup of butter? 57 grams

Cups of butter	Ounces	Pounds	Grams
⅛ cup	1 oz	0.06 lb	28 g
¼ cup	2 oz	0.13 lb	57 g
⅓ cup	2 ⅔ oz	0.17 lb	76 g
½ cup	4 oz	0.25 lb	113 g
⅔ cup	5 ⅓ oz	0.33 lb	151 g
¾ cup	6 oz	0.38 lb	170 g
1 cup	8 oz	0.5 lb	227 g
1 ¼ cups	10 oz	0.63 lb	284 g
1 ½ cups	12 oz	0.75 lb	341 g
1 ¾ cups	14 oz	0.88 lb	398 g
2 cups	16 oz	1 lb	454 g

Tablespoons of butter to sticks and cups

Knowing the tablespoons of butter to sticks and cups conversions can be a rarity, but it may come in handy in some cases.

Note: Conversions with * are approximate.

Tablespoons of butter	Sticks	Cups
1 tbsp	⅛ stick	1/16 cup
2 tbsp	¼ stick	⅛ cup
3 tbsp	⅓ stick + 1 teaspoon*	⅕ cup
4 tbsp	½ stick	¼ cup
5 tbsp	½ stick + 1 tbsp*	⅓ cup*
6 tbsp	¾ stick	⅓ cup + 2 ½ tsp*
7 tbsp	¾ stick + 1 tbsp*	⅓ cup + ¾ tbsp*
8 tbsp	1 stick	½ cup
9 tbsp	1 stick + 1 tbsp*	½ cup + 1 tbsp*
10 tbsp	1 ¼ sticks	⅔ cup*
12 tbsp	1 ½ sticks	¾ cup
14 tbsp	1 ¾ sticks	¾ cup + 2 tbsp*
16 tbsp	2 sticks	1 cup

Tablespoons of butter in grams and ounces

Check out this handy conversion table to convert butter tablespoon to grams and ounces.

The most common questions asked are:

• How many grams in a tablespoon of butter? 14 grams
• How many grams is 2 tablespoons? 28 grams

• How many ounces in a tablespoon of butter? 0.5 ounces
• How many ounces in 2 tablespoons of butter? 1 ounce
• How many ounces in 3 tablespoons of butter? 1 ½ ounces
• How many ounces in 6 tablespoons of butter? 4 ounces
• How many ounces in 10 tablespoons of butter? 5 ounces

Tablespoons of butter	Grams	Ounces
1 tbsp	14 g	0.5 oz
2 tbsp	28 g	1 oz
3 tbsp	43 g	1 ½ oz
4 tbsp	57 g	2 oz
5 tbsp	71 g	2 ½ oz
6 tbsp	85 g	3 oz
7 tbsp	99 g	3 ½ oz
8 tbsp	113 g	4 oz
9 tbsp	128 g	4 ½ oz
10 tbsp	142 g	5 oz
12 tbsp	170 g	6 oz
14 tbsp	199 g	7 oz
16 tbsp		8 oz

Grams to tablespoons butter

With many recipes listed in grams, you may feel stuck without a kitchen scale on hand, especially when trying to measure out small amounts of butter.

But don't worry; converting butter from grams to tablespoons and teaspoons is the most effective solution in this case.

1 tablespoon of butter equals 14.18 grams. For a precise butter conversion, divide the number of grams in the recipe by 14.18 to get the number of tablespoons.

1 teaspoon of butter equals 4.73 grams. To convert grams into teaspoons, you need to divide the number of grams by 4.73.

Grams	Tablespoons	Teaspoons
5 g	0.4 tbsp	1.1 tsp
10 g	0.7 tbsp	2.1 tsp
15 g	1.1 tbsp	3.2 tsp
20 g	1.4 tbsp	4.2 tsp
25 g	1.8 tbsp	5.3 tsp
30 g	2.1 tbsp	6.3 tsp
35 g	2.5 tbsp	7.4 tsp
40 g	2.8 tbsp	8.5 tsp
45 g	3.2 tbsp	9.5 tsp
50 g	3.5 tbsp	10.6 tsp
60 g	4.2 tbsp	12.7 tsp
70 g	4.9 tbsp	14.8 tsp
80 g	5.6 tbsp	16.9 tsp
90 g	6.3 tbsp	19 tsp
100 g	7.1 tbsp	21.2 tsp

Butter conversion chart

Finally, the most comprehensive handy conversion chart converts butter between different measurement units such as sticks, cups, blocks, tablespoons, teaspoons, ounces, pounds, and grams. But how to use it?

To get the answer, for example, how much butter is a cup, find "1 c," meaning 1 cup, in the left column. Then, locate other unit measurements.

Sticks	Cups	Block	Tablespoons	Teaspoons	Ounces	Pounds	Grams
¼	⅛ c	1/16	2 tbsp	6 tsp	1 oz	0.06 lb	28 g
½	¼ c	⅛	4 tbsp	12 tsp	2 oz	0.13 lb	57 g
⅔	⅓ c	⅙	5 tablespoon + 1 tsp	16 tsp	2 ⅔ oz	0.17 lb	76 g
1	½ c	¼	6 tbsp	24 tsp	4 oz	0.25 lb	113 g
1 ⅓	⅔ c	⅓	10 tablespoon + 2 tsp	32 tsp	5 ⅓ oz	0.33 lb	151 g
1 ½	¾ c		12 tbsp	36 tsp	6 oz	0.38 lb	170 g
2	1 c	½	16 tbsp	48 tsp	8 oz	0.5 lb	227 g
2 ½	1 ¼ c		20 tbsp	60 tsp	10 oz	0.63 lb	284 g
3	1 ½ c		24 tbsp	72 tsp	12 oz	0.75 lb	341 g
3 ½	1 ¾ c		28 tbsp	84 tsp	14 oz	0.88 lb	398 g
4	2 c	1	32 tbsp	96 tsp	16 oz	1 lb	454 g

Butter conversion chart printable

It is time to download and print the butter conversion cheat sheet in PDF.

Download and print out this Butter Conversion Chart >>

Use the chart while cooking or baking. Laminate it with a thermal laminator, and put it inside your kitchen cabinet, on the side of the fridge, or in your favorite recipe binder.

Conclusion

You might see other frequently asked questions about the conversion for butter, from sticks to cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, ounces, pounds, and grams.

The butter chart is your key to finding quick and accurate answers for conversions related to cooking and baking with butter.

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