What Is Half of ¼ Cup?

Half of ¼ cup is 2 tbsp, about 30 ml. A third of it is 1 tbsp + 1 tsp, and double is ½ cup.

To measure half of ¼ cup

2 tbsp

2 tbsp · about 30 ml

Half, a third and double ¼ cup

US cups (236.588 ml) and US spoons, levelled. Spoons alone: half is 2 tbsp, a third 1 tbsp + 1 tsp.

Spooned and levelled; reviewed August 15, 2026. ¼ cup of every ingredient in grams · How we calculate

¼ cup is 4 tbsp, so half of it is 2 tbsp. 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 ¼ cup is about 31 ml: 2 tbsp + ¼ tsp.

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

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

¼ cup is 4 tbsp, so half of it is 2 tbsp.

About 30 ml with US cups. With a metric cup (250 ml), half of ¼ cup is about 31 ml: 2 tbsp + ¼ tsp.

1 tbsp + 1 tsp, about 20 ml.

½ cup, about 118 ml.

Weigh it: half of ¼ cup of butter is 28 g, of all-purpose flour 16 g and of granulated sugar 25 g.