55g Butter in Cups

55 grams of butter is about 4 tbsp — 227g per US cup. Small butter amounts are best cut from the stick using the wrapper marks: one tablespoon is 14 g, and the printed lines are accurate.

55 g of butter is

about 4 tbsp

0.24 US cups · 3.88 tbsp · 57 ml · 227 g per cup

Amount in grams

To measure it · spoon and level

3 tbsp+2¾ tsp

Rest of the recipe in grams? Paste it and every line comes back in cups. Free, no sign-in.

Measuring by hand? That is 3 tablespoons + 2¾ teaspoons. It is about 24% of a 227 g US butter stick.

US butter wrappers are printed with tablespoon and stick marks, so cutting to the wrapper is usually more accurate than pressing butter into a cup.

55g of butter vs other ingredients

Ingredient	55g in cups	Per cup
Butter	about 4 tbsp	227 g
All-Purpose Flour	7 tbsp	125 g
Granulated Sugar	¼ cup + 1 tsp	200 g
Water	3 tbsp + 2¼ tsp	236 g

See all 55g conversions on the 55 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby butter amounts

Grams	Cups	Tablespoons
35g	2½ tbsp	2.5 tbsp
40g	2 tbsp + 2½ tsp	2.8 tbsp
45g	3 tbsp + ½ tsp	3.2 tbsp
50g	3½ tbsp	3.5 tbsp
56g	¼ cup	4 tbsp
60g	¼ cup + ½ tsp	4.2 tbsp
65g	¼ cup + 2 tsp	4.6 tbsp
70g	5 tbsp	4.9 tbsp

Full ladder on the butter grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 55g of butter?

55 grams of butter is about 4 tbsp, because one US cup weighs 227 grams.

How many grams are in 1 cup of butter?

One US cup of butter weighs about 227 grams, one tablespoon about 14.18 grams, and one teaspoon about 4.73 grams.

How do I measure 55g of butter without a scale?

Use 3 tablespoons + 2¾ teaspoons. US butter wrappers are printed with tablespoon and stick marks, so cutting to the wrapper is usually more accurate than pressing butter into a cup.

Is it better to weigh butter or measure it in cups?

Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the butter is packed into the cup. Without a scale, use the cup figure above and measure the same way throughout the recipe.

Weights are per US cup, spooned and levelled. How we calculate