What Is Half of ½ Cup?

Half of ½ cup is ¼ cup, about 59 ml: one level scoop (4 tbsp). A third of it is 2 tbsp + 2 tsp, and double is 1 cup.

To measure half of ½ cup

¼ cup

4 tbsp · about 59 ml

Half, a third and double ½ cup

Half, a third and double ½ cup, in cups and spoons and in millilitres
Of ½ cup	Cups and spoons	ml
Half	¼ cup	59
A third	2 tbsp + 2 tsp	39
Double	1 cup	237

US cups (236.588 ml) and US spoons, levelled. Spoons alone: half is 4 tbsp, a third 2 tbsp + 2 tsp.

What half of ½ cup weighs

Half of ½ cup and ½ cup in grams, for flour, sugar and butter
Ingredient	Half of ½ cup	½ Cup
All-Purpose Flour	31 g	63 g
Granulated Sugar	50 g	100 g
Butter	57 g	113 g

Spooned and levelled; reviewed August 15, 2026. ½ cup of every ingredient in grams · How we calculate

How to measure half of ½ cup

½ cup is 8 tbsp, so half of it is 4 tbsp, or ¼ cup with cup measures. Level every scoop with the back of a knife: a heaped tablespoon holds nearly twice as much.

Measuring with metric cups (250 ml)? Half of a metric ½ cup is about 63 ml: ¼ cup.

For baking, weighing is simpler still: grams halve without any fractions. Halving a whole recipe? The recipe scaler does every line at once.

Half of other measures

Half of ¼ cup Half of ⅓ cupHalf of ½ cupHalf of ⅔ cup Half of ¾ cup Half of 1¼ cups Half of 1½ cups Half of 1¾ cups Half of 2¼ cups

Any other cup or spoon measure, halved, thirded or doubled: the halving calculator and chart.

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