Half the world buys butter in sticks and the other half in 250 g blocks, which makes American recipes awkward everywhere else. Put in whatever you have and get sticks, grams, cups, tablespoons and ounces back.
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Based on a US stick of butter: 113 g, half a cup, 8 tablespoons. European blocks are usually sold as 250 g, so weigh rather than guess when a recipe calls for sticks.
Quick answer: 1 US stick of butter is 113 g, 1/2 cup, 8 tablespoons, or 4 ounces. 1 cup of butter is 2 sticks or 227 g, and 1 tablespoon is about 14 g. A 250 g European block equals about 2.2 sticks.
Stick Sizes Around the World
- One US stick: 113 g, half a cup, 8 tablespoons, 4 ounces
- Two sticks: 227 g, one cup
- A European block: usually 250 g, which is a little over two sticks
- One tablespoon: about 14 g
If a recipe says one stick and you have a 250 g block, cut the block slightly under halfway. Better still, weigh it, because butter is fat and fat is what carries the texture of a cookie.
Butter Conversion Chart
| Amount | Grams | Tablespoons | Ounces |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 tablespoon | 14 g | 1 | 0.5 oz |
| 2 tablespoons (1/8 cup) | 28 g | 2 | 1 oz |
| 1/4 cup (half stick) | 57 g | 4 | 2 oz |
| 1/3 cup | 76 g | 5 1/3 | 2.7 oz |
| 1/2 cup (1 stick) | 113 g | 8 | 4 oz |
| 2/3 cup | 151 g | 10 2/3 | 5.3 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 170 g | 12 | 6 oz |
| 1 cup (2 sticks) | 227 g | 16 | 8 oz |
| 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) | 340 g | 24 | 12 oz |
| 2 cups (4 sticks, 1 lb) | 454 g | 32 | 16 oz |
| European block | 250 g | about 17 1/2 | 8.8 oz |
Weights are for regular butter, not whipped or spreadable butter, which contain air or oil. For detailed nutrition data on butter, see USDA FoodData Central.
Common Butter Conversions
How many grams is 1 stick of butter?
One US stick of butter is 113 grams (113.4 g exactly). That is 1/2 cup, 8 tablespoons, or 4 ounces. Two sticks make 227 g.
How much is a stick of butter?
A stick of butter is 1/2 cup, 8 tablespoons, 4 ounces, or 113 grams. The wrapper is usually marked in tablespoons, so you can cut exactly what you need.
How many grams is 1/3 cup of butter?
1/3 cup of butter is 76 grams, about 5 1/3 tablespoons or two thirds of a stick. The same weight applies to melted butter: weigh out 76 g, then melt it.
How many sticks is 250 g of butter?
250 g of butter is about 2.2 US sticks, or 2 sticks plus 2 1/2 tablespoons. It is the standard European block size.
Questions Bakers Ask
How do I soften butter quickly?
Cut it into small cubes and leave them on the counter for 15 minutes. Softened means it dents under a finger but still holds its shape, not melted. Melted butter spreads cookies flat.
Salted or unsalted?
Unsalted, when the recipe does not say. Salt levels vary by brand, and baking recipes add their own. If salted is all you have, cut the added salt by about a quarter teaspoon per stick.
How many sticks of butter is 100 grams?
100 g of butter is a little less than one US stick, about 7 tablespoons. One stick weighs 113 g, so 100 g is roughly seven eighths of a stick.
Does melted butter measure the same as solid butter?
By weight, yes: 113 g of butter is still 113 g once melted. By volume it shifts slightly, so for recipes that call for melted butter, measure it solid first or weigh it after melting.
Put it to use: our chocolate chip cookies and homemade brownies both start with butter. Converting the rest of the ingredient list too? Use the grams to cups converter. More at free baking tools.
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