CookMeasureUS cups to tablespoons table
| US cups | tablespoons |
|---|---|
| ⅛ cup | 2 tbsp |
| ¼ cup | 4 tbsp |
| ⅓ cup | 5.33 tbsp (5 ¼) |
| ½ cup | 8 tbsp |
| ⅔ cup | 10.67 tbsp (10 ½) |
| ¾ cup | 12 tbsp |
| 1 cup | 16 tbsp |
| 1 ½ cup | 24 tbsp |
| 2 cup | 32 tbsp |
| 3 cup | 48 tbsp |
| 4 cup | 64 tbsp |
| 5 cup | 80 tbsp |
The formula
tablespoons = US cups × 15.9999. Going the other way, 1 tablespoon = 0.0625 US cups.
This uses the US cup (236.588 ml). If your recipe is Australian, Canadian or from New Zealand it probably means a 250 ml metric cup — switch the unit in the calculator.
Converting to grams instead? Volume only becomes weight once you know the ingredient — a cup of flour and a cup of honey differ by almost 3×. Use the cups to grams converter.
Questions cooks ask
How many tablespoons in a cup?
1 US cup is 16 tablespoons (about 16).
How do I convert US cups to tablespoons?
Multiply the number of US cups by 15.9999. To go back, multiply tablespoons by 0.0625.
Is this for US or UK measurements?
This uses the US cup (236.588 ml). If your recipe is Australian, Canadian or from New Zealand it probably means a 250 ml metric cup — switch the unit in the calculator.