Cups to Sticks of Butter Conversion

Cups to Sticks of Butter Converter

Enter the butter in cups below to convert it to sticks of butter.

Result 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