Cups of butter to sticks of butter (cup to stick): converter and chart

How to convert cups of butter to sticks of butter

Formula: stick = cup × 2

Worked example: 2 cup → 2 × 2 = 4 stick

A stick of butter is exactly ½ cup, so 1 cup of butter is 2 sticks and ¾ cup is 1½ sticks.

Cups of butter to sticks of butter conversion chart

Cups of butter (cup)	Sticks of butter (stick)
0.25 cup	0.5 stick
0.5 cup	1 stick
0.75 cup	1.5 stick
1 cup	2 stick
1.5 cup	3 stick
2 cup	4 stick
2.5 cup	5 stick
3 cup	6 stick
4 cup	8 stick
5 cup	10 stick
6 cup	12 stick
8 cup	16 stick

What is a cup of butter?

A US cup of butter is two sticks, half a pound or about 227 g. American recipes give butter in cups or sticks, which makes the conversion exact rather than approximate as it is for flour.

What is a stick of butter?

A US stick of butter weighs ¼ pound, 4 oz or about 113 g, and measures ½ cup or 8 tablespoons. The wrapper is usually marked in tablespoons, so you can cut exact amounts without a scale.

Frequently asked questions

How many sticks of butter are in a cup of butter?

A cup of butter equals 2 sticks of butter. To convert any value, multiply the number of cups of butter by 2.

How do you convert cups of butter to sticks of butter?

Use the formula stick = cup × 2. Example: 2 cup → 2 × 2 = 4 stick.

How many cups of butter are in a stick of butter?

A stick of butter equals 0.5 cups of butter. That is the reverse conversion, from sticks of butter to cups of butter.

Results are rounded to 3 significant digits. Volumes are converted with an average density, so weigh the ingredient when precision matters.

Convert cups of butter to sticks of butter (cup to stick)