Butter: sticks, cups and tablespoons to grams
US butter comes in sticks: 1 stick weighs 113 g (4 oz) and equals ½ cup or 8 tablespoons. The wrapper usually has tablespoon marks, which is why so many US recipes measure butter in sticks and tablespoons rather than cups.
Butter: cups to grams
| US cups | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 30 g |
| ¼ cup | 55 g |
| ⅓ cup | 75 g |
| ½ cup | 115 g |
| ⅔ cup | 150 g |
| ¾ cup | 170 g |
| 1 cup | 225 g |
| 1½ cups | 340 g |
| 2 cups | 450 g |
| 3 cups | 675 g |
| 4 cups | 900 g |
Sticks of butter to grams
| Sticks | Cups | Tablespoons | Grams |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ stick | ¼ cup | 4 | 55 g |
| 1 stick | ½ cup | 8 | 115 g |
| 1½ sticks | ¾ cup | 12 | 170 g |
| 2 sticks | 1 cup | 16 | 225 g |
| 3 sticks | 1½ cups | 24 | 340 g |
| 4 sticks | 2 cups | 32 | 450 g |
Tablespoons and teaspoons
| Spoon | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1 tablespoon | 15 g |
| 2 tablespoons | 30 g |
| ¼ cup (4 tablespoons) | 55 g |
| 1 teaspoon | 5 g |
Grams to cups
Going the other way, for a metric recipe in US cups:
| Grams | Cups of butter |
|---|---|
| 25 g | about 2 tbsp |
| 50 g | about 3½ tbsp |
| 100 g | about ½ cup |
| 125 g | about ½ cup |
| 150 g | about ⅔ cup |
| 200 g | about ⅞ cup |
| 250 g | about 1⅛ cups |
| 300 g | about 1⅓ cups |
| 400 g | about 1¾ cups |
| 500 g | about 2¼ cups |
| 1 kg | about 4⅜ cups |
Quick rule
1 stick = 113 g, often rounded to 115 g. 2 sticks = 1 cup = 227 g, often rounded to 225 g, which is also about half a standard 250 g block.
Salted or unsalted?
Most US baking recipes use unsalted butter and add salt separately. If you only have salted, reduce the added salt by about ¼ teaspoon per stick.
European butter
Butter in Europe and the UK often has slightly more fat (82% or more) than standard US butter (80%). The difference rarely matters, though very rich butter can make cookies spread a little more.
Weights are for a level US cup (236.6 ml), spooned in, based on published baking ingredient-weight charts. Weighing will always be more accurate than any cup.