550g Butter in Cups

550 grams of butter is 2⅓ cups + 1½ tbsp — 227g per US cup. Large butter weights belong to laminated doughs, shortbread and batch baking, where softening the butter evenly matters more than the exact cup volume.

550 g of butter is

2⅓ cups + 1½ tbsp

2.43 US cups · 38.8 tbsp · 574 ml · 227 g per cup

Amount in grams

To measure it · cut from the stick, or press in and level

2⅓ cups+1½ tbsp

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Measuring by hand? That is 2⅓ cups + 1½ tablespoons. It is about 4¾ US sticks of butter (113 g each).

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.

550g of butter vs other ingredients

Ingredient	550g in cups	Per cup
Butter	2⅓ cups + 1½ tbsp	227 g
All-Purpose Flour	4⅓ cups	125 g
Granulated Sugar	2¾ cups	200 g
Water	2⅓ cups	236 g

See all 550g conversions on the 550 grams to cups chart.

Another ingredient or amount

Nearby butter amounts

Grams	Cups	Tablespoons
450 g	2 cups	31.7 tbsp
454 g	2 cups	32 tbsp
480 g	2 cups + 2 tbsp	33.9 tbsp
500 g	about 2¼ cups	35.3 tbsp
560 g	2½ cups	39.5 tbsp
600 g	2⅔ cups	42.3 tbsp
650 g	2¾ cups + 2 tbsp	45.9 tbsp
700 g	3 cups + 1½ tbsp	49.4 tbsp

Full ladder on the butter grams to cups chart.

Questions

How many cups is 550g of butter?

550 grams of butter is 2⅓ cups + 1½ 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 550g of butter without a scale?

Use 2⅓ cups + 1½ tablespoons. 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, cut from the stick or pressed in and levelled. How we calculate