Sticks of Butter to Cups Conversion

Sticks of Butter to Cups Converter

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

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Result in Cups:

1 stick of butter = 0.5 c

How to Convert Sticks of Butter to Cups

To convert a measurement in sticks of butter to a measurement in cups, divide 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:

cups = sticks of butter ÷ 2

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

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

cups = (5 sticks of butter ÷ 2) = 2.5 c

conversion scale showing sticks of butter and equivalent cups butter values

How Many Cups Are in a Stick of Butter of Butter?

There are 0.5 cups in a stick of butter of butter, which is why we use this value in the formula above.

1 sticks of butter = 0.5 c

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

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.

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.

Stick of Butter to Cup Conversion Table

Table showing various stick of butter measurements converted to cups.
Sticks Of Butter	Cups
1	0.5 c
2	1 c
3	1.5 c
4	2 c
5	2.5 c
6	3 c
7	3.5 c
8	4 c
9	4.5 c
10	5 c
11	5.5 c
12	6 c
13	6.5 c
14	7 c
15	7.5 c
16	8 c
17	8.5 c
18	9 c
19	9.5 c
20	10 c
21	10.5 c
22	11 c
23	11.5 c
24	12 c
25	12.5 c
26	13 c
27	13.5 c
28	14 c
29	14.5 c
30	15 c
31	15.5 c
32	16 c
33	16.5 c
34	17 c
35	17.5 c
36	18 c
37	18.5 c
38	19 c
39	19.5 c
40	20 c

Table showing various stick of butter measurements converted to cups.

Sticks Of Butter

Cups

0.5 c

1 c

1.5 c

2 c

2.5 c

3 c

3.5 c

4 c

4.5 c

5 c

5.5 c

6 c

6.5 c

7 c

7.5 c

8 c

8.5 c

9 c

9.5 c

10 c

10.5 c

11 c

11.5 c

12 c

12.5 c

13 c

13.5 c

14 c

14.5 c

15 c

15.5 c

16 c

16.5 c

17 c

17.5 c

18 c

18.5 c

19 c

19.5 c

20 c

References

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