Cups to Sticks of Butter Conversion

Cups to Sticks of Butter Converter

Enter the butter in cups below to get the value converted to sticks of butter.

Results in Sticks of Butter:

1 c = 2 sticks of butter

How to Convert Cups to Sticks of Butter

To convert a measurement in cups to a measurement in sticks of butter, multiply the butter by the following conversion ratio: 2 sticks of butter/cup.

Since one cup of butter is equal to 2 sticks of butter, you can use this simple formula to convert:

sticks of butter = cups × 2

The butter in sticks of butter is equal to the butter in cups multiplied by 2.

For example, here's how to convert 5 cups to sticks of butter using the formula above.

sticks of butter = (5 c × 2) = 10 sticks of butter

conversion scale showing cups and equivalent sticks of butter butter values

How Many Sticks of Butter Are in a Cup of Butter?

There are 2 sticks of butter in a cup of butter, which is why we use this value in the formula above.

1 c = 2 sticks of butter

Cups and sticks of butter are both units used to measure butter. Keep reading to learn more about each unit of measure.

What is a Cup?

One cup of butter is equal to 2 sticks, or 1/2 pound.

The cup is a US customary unit of volume. Cups can be abbreviated as c, and are also sometimes abbreviated as C. For example, 1 cup can be written as 1 c or 1 C.

Learn more about cups.

What is a Stick of Butter?

Butter in the US is sold in packages containing sticks of butter, usually 1/2 or one pound packages containing two or four sticks respectively. One stick of butter contains 8 tablespoons.^[1]

Learn more about sticks of butter.

Cup to Stick of Butter Conversion Table

Table showing various cup measurements converted to sticks of butter.
Cups	Sticks Of Butter
1 c	2
2 c	4
3 c	6
4 c	8
5 c	10
6 c	12
7 c	14
8 c	16
9 c	18
10 c	20
11 c	22
12 c	24
13 c	26
14 c	28
15 c	30
16 c	32
17 c	34
18 c	36
19 c	38
20 c	40
21 c	42
22 c	44
23 c	46
24 c	48
25 c	50
26 c	52
27 c	54
28 c	56
29 c	58
30 c	60
31 c	62
32 c	64
33 c	66
34 c	68
35 c	70
36 c	72
37 c	74
38 c	76
39 c	78
40 c	80

Table showing various cup measurements converted to sticks of butter.

Cups

Sticks Of Butter

1 c

2 c

3 c

4 c

5 c

6 c

7 c

8 c

9 c

10 c

11 c

12 c

13 c

14 c

15 c

16 c

17 c

18 c

19 c

20 c

21 c

22 c

23 c

24 c

25 c

26 c

27 c

28 c

29 c

30 c

31 c

32 c

33 c

34 c

35 c

36 c

37 c

38 c

39 c

40 c

References

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Cooking Conversion Guide, https://www.fdacs.gov/content/download/17165/file/P-01775.pdf