12 oz of Butter to Cups
12 ounces of butter = 1½ cups
That's 1.5 US cups, or 1.42 metric cups (250 ml).
12 ounces of butter in other units
- Grams
- 340
- US cups
- 1.5
- Metric cups (250 ml)
- 1.42
- Tablespoons
- 24
- Milliliters
- 355
How to convert ounces of butter to cups
Weight ounces first become grams (1 oz = 28.35 g), so 12 oz = 340 g. One US cup of butter weighs 227 g, so 340 ÷ 227 = 1.5 cups.
In the US, butter comes in sticks: 1 stick = ½ cup = 8 tablespoons = 113 g. A full pound is 4 sticks (2 cups).
Butter: ounces to cups chart
| Ounces | Cups | Exact |
|---|---|---|
| 1 ounce | 2 tablespoons | 0.12 cups |
| 2 ounces | ¼ cup | 0.25 cups |
| 3 ounces | ⅜ cup | 0.37 cups |
| 4 ounces | ½ cup | 0.5 cups |
| 5 ounces | ⅝ cup | 0.62 cups |
| 6 ounces | ¾ cup | 0.75 cups |
| 8 ounces | 1 cup | 1 cups |
| 10 ounces | 1¼ cups | 1.25 cups |
| 12 ounces | 1½ cups | 1.5 cups |
| 16 ounces | 2 cups | 2 cups |
12 ounces of other ingredients
The same amount weighs very different things depending on the ingredient:
| Ingredient | Cups | Exact |
|---|---|---|
| Vegetable Oil | about 1½ cups | 1.56 cups |
| Olive Oil | about 1⅝ cups | 1.57 cups |
| Coconut Oil | about 1½ cups | 1.56 cups |
| Shortening | about 1¾ cups | 1.79 cups |
| All-Purpose Flour | about 2¾ cups | 2.72 cups |
| Bread Flour | about 2⅔ cups | 2.68 cups |
| Almond Flour | about 3½ cups | 3.54 cups |
| Granulated Sugar | about 1⅔ cups | 1.7 cups |
| Brown Sugar | about 1½ cups | 1.55 cups |
| Powdered Sugar | about 2⅞ cups | 2.83 cups |
| Honey | 1 cup | 1 cups |
| Milk | about 1⅜ cups | 1.39 cups |
| Rolled Oats | about 3¾ cups | 3.78 cups |
| White Rice (uncooked) | about 1⅞ cups | 1.84 cups |
More butter conversions
- All butter conversions
- 100 grams of butter to cups
- 1 cup of butter to grams
- 1 tablespoon of butter to grams
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 12 ounces of butter?
12 ounces of butter is 1½ cups, based on 227 g per level US cup.
Is it different with a UK or Australian cup?
Slightly. UK, Australian and New Zealand recipes use a 250 ml metric cup, which is about 6% bigger than a US cup (236.6 ml). In metric cups, 12 ounces of butter is 1.42 cups.
Should I weigh butter or measure it by volume?
In the US, butter comes in sticks: 1 stick = ½ cup = 8 tablespoons = 113 g. A full pound is 4 sticks (2 cups). Weighing is always more accurate, which is why grams are the safest choice for baking.