What Is Triple ½ Cup?
How to measure 1½ cups
- With standard cups & spoons: 1 cup + 1/2 cup
- Tablespoon method: count out 24 level tablespoons. A cup is 16 tablespoons, so awkward cup fractions often come out to a clean number of spoons.
- By volume: 355 ml, or 12 fluid ounces — handy if you have a measuring jug.
- By weight (most accurate): see the gram table below for common ingredients.
Here's the math: ½ cup is 8 tablespoons. Take triple of that and you get 24 tablespoons, which is 1½ cups. Scaling up is forgiving for most ingredients — but see the FAQ below for the ones that aren't.
1½ cups in grams
Volume-to-weight depends on the ingredient — a cup of flour weighs far less than a cup of honey. For 1½ cups:
| Ingredient | 1½ cups weighs about |
|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 180 g |
| Granulated sugar | 300 g |
| Brown sugar (packed) | 330 g |
| Powdered sugar | 180 g |
| Butter | 341 g |
| Milk | 360 g |
| Water | 356 g |
| Vegetable oil | 327 g |
| Honey | 510 g |
Recipe Tripling Chart: nearby amounts
| Original | Triple | Measure it as |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
See the full recipe tripling chart →
Frequently asked questions
How many tablespoons is 1½ cups?
1½ cups equals exactly 24 tablespoons. That's often the easiest way to measure it: just count out level tablespoons.
What is triple ½ cup in milliliters?
Triple ½ cup is about 355 ml (12 fl oz).
Anything to watch out for when tripling a recipe?
Most ingredients scale straight across, but baking powder, baking soda, salt, and strong spices are best scaled to about ¾ of the multiplied amount, then adjusted to taste. Cooking and baking times also increase less than you'd expect — check early.