How Many Tablespoons in 1/4 Cup?
Answer
4 tbsp
1/4 cup is 4 tablespoons.
UK: 1/4 metric cup (62.5 ml) = 4.167 metric tablespoons
Exact: 1/4 cup = 59.147059125 ml
Step by step
See the one-line calculation for 1/4 cup in tablespoons, then the same amount in other units and a chart of nearby values.
- The amount to convert is 1/4 cup.
- One US cup is 16 tablespoons, so multiply by 16.
- 1/4 × 16 = 4 tbsp.
1/4 cup in other units
The same amount in other units:
Cups to tablespoons near 1/4
| 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 |
Questions about 1/4 cup
How many tablespoons are in 1/4 cup?
1/4 cup is 4 tablespoons, which is also 12 tsp.
Is 1/4 cup the same in the UK?
Not exactly. UK recipes use the metric cup (250 ml) and the metric tablespoon (15 ml), so 1/4 cup comes to 4.167 metric tablespoons. US recipes use the US sizes.
What is half of 1/4 cup in tablespoons?
Half of 1/4 cup is 1/8 cup, which equals 2 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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