Recipe Tripling Chart

Tripling a recipe for a crowd? This chart triples every common measurement, with the exact cups and spoons to measure each result. Click any row for measuring methods, gram weights, and ml conversions.

Cups

Original	Triple	Measure it as
⅛ cup	⅜ cup	1/4 cup + 2 tbsp
¼ cup	¾ cup	3/4 cup
⅓ cup	1 cup	1 cup
⅜ cup	1⅛ cups	1 cup + 2 tbsp
½ cup	1½ cups	1 cup + 1/2 cup
⅝ cup	1⅞ cups	1 cup + 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp
⅔ cup	2 cups	2 cups
¾ cup	2¼ cups	2 cups + 1/4 cup
⅞ cup	2⅝ cups	2 cups + 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp
1 cup	3 cups	3 cups
1¼ cups	3¾ cups	3 cups + 3/4 cup
1⅓ cups	4 cups	4 cups
1½ cups	4½ cups	4 cups + 1/2 cup
1⅔ cups	5 cups	5 cups
1¾ cups	5¼ cups	5 cups + 1/4 cup
2 cups	6 cups	6 cups
2¼ cups	6¾ cups	6 cups + 3/4 cup
2½ cups	7½ cups	7 cups + 1/2 cup
2¾ cups	8¼ cups	8 cups + 1/4 cup
3 cups	9 cups	9 cups
3½ cups	10½ cups	10 cups + 1/2 cup
4 cups	12 cups	12 cups

Tablespoons

Original	Triple	Measure it as
½ tablespoon	1½ tablespoons	1 tbsp + 1 tsp + 1/2 tsp
1 tablespoon	3 tablespoons	3 tbsp
1½ tablespoons	4½ tablespoons	1/4 cup + 1 tsp + 1/2 tsp
2 tablespoons	6 tablespoons	1/4 cup + 2 tbsp
3 tablespoons	9 tablespoons	1/2 cup + 1 tbsp
4 tablespoons	12 tablespoons	3/4 cup
5 tablespoons	15 tablespoons	3/4 cup + 3 tbsp
6 tablespoons	18 tablespoons	1 cup + 2 tbsp
8 tablespoons	24 tablespoons	1 cup + 1/2 cup

Teaspoons

Original	Triple	Measure it as
¼ teaspoon	¾ teaspoon	3/4 tsp
½ teaspoon	1½ teaspoons	1 tsp + 1/2 tsp
¾ teaspoon	2¼ teaspoons	2 tsp + 1/4 tsp
1 teaspoon	3 teaspoons	1 tbsp
1½ teaspoons	4½ teaspoons	1 tbsp + 1 tsp + 1/2 tsp
2 teaspoons	6 teaspoons	2 tbsp
2½ teaspoons	7½ teaspoons	2 tbsp + 1 tsp + 1/2 tsp
3 teaspoons	9 teaspoons	3 tbsp

Sticks of butter

Original	Triple	Measure it as
½ stick of butter	1½ sticks of butter	3/4 cup
1 stick of butter	3 sticks of butter	1 cup + 1/2 cup
1½ sticks of butter	4½ sticks of butter	2 cups + 1/4 cup
2 sticks of butter	6 sticks of butter	3 cups

* rounded to the nearest measurable spoon

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