How Many Tablespoons in 1/2 Cup?
Answer
8 tbsp
There are 8 tablespoons in 1/2 cup.
UK: 1/2 metric cup (125 ml) = 8 1/3 metric tablespoons
Exact: 1/2 cup = 118.29411825 ml
Step by step
This page works through 1/2 cup to tablespoons step by step, then lists the same amount in other units and nearby values.
- Start with 1/2 cup.
- One US cup is 16 tablespoons, so multiply by 16.
- 1/2 × 16 = 8 tbsp.
1/2 cup in other units
In other units, 1/2 cup equals:
Cups to tablespoons near 1/2
| Cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|
| one eighth cup | 2 |
| one quarter cup | 4 |
| one third cup | 5 and one third |
| three eighths cup | 6 |
| one half cup | 8 |
| five eighths cup | 10 |
| two thirds cup | 10 and two thirds |
| three quarters cup | 12 |
| seven eighths cup | 14 |
| 1 cup | 16 |
Questions about 1/2 cup
How many tablespoons are in 1/2 cup?
1/2 cup is 8 tablespoons, which is also 24 tsp.
Is 1/2 cup the same in the UK?
Not exactly. UK recipes use the metric cup (250 ml) and the metric tablespoon (15 ml), so 1/2 cup comes to 8 1/3 metric tablespoons. US recipes use the US sizes.
What is half of 1/2 cup in tablespoons?
Half of 1/2 cup is 1/4 cup, which equals 4 tablespoons.
See the full cups to tablespoons chart and converter.
Sources: Unit definitions: NIST Handbook 44 · Last reviewed · Report an error
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