1/4 cup of butter in grams
1/4 cup of butter weighs about 57 grams.
| Grams | 57 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces | 2 oz |
| Tablespoons | 4 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 12 tsp |
| Milliliters (volume) | 59 ml |
This is based on 1 cup of butter = 227 g, so 1/4 cup of butter is 1/4 × 227 ≈ 57 g.
How to measure 1/4 cup of butter
By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 57 g of butter.
By volume: Use a 1/4-cup measure, or 4 level tablespoons.
In the US one stick of butter is 1/2 cup, 8 tablespoons or about 113 g, so a cup is two sticks.
Why butter weighs what it does
Butter weighs about the same as water by volume: a cup of water is about 237 g.
1/4 cup of other ingredients
The same 1/4 cup holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:
| Ingredient | 1/4 cup in grams |
|---|---|
| Butter | 57 g |
| Milk | 61 g |
| Heavy cream | 60 g |
| Greek yogurt | 61 g |
| Sour cream | 60 g |
| All-purpose flour | 30 g |
| Granulated sugar | 50 g |
| Water | 59 g |
Other amounts of butter
Full butter conversion chart → · Butter by the tablespoon →