How many grams is a quarter cup of butter?

¼ cup of butter ≈ 56.75 g

Because one US cup of butter weighs about 227 grams, a quarter cup of it is roughly 56.75 grams. One US cup of butter is 2 sticks, or 16 tablespoons — exactly 227 grams.

Recipes that list butter in cups assume an average density. The figure above is a sensible typical value; if your recipe is sensitive, weigh on a kitchen scale — see our methodology.

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Butter conversion chart

Butter — cups to grams
Cups	Grams	Ounces	Tablespoons
⅛ cup	28.38 g	1 oz	2
¼ cup	56.75 g	2 oz	4
⅓ cup	75.67 g	2.67 oz	5.33
½ cup	113.5 g	4 oz	8
⅔ cup	151.3 g	5.34 oz	10.67
¾ cup	170.3 g	6.01 oz	12
1 cup	227 g	8.01 oz	16
1¼ cups	283.8 g	10.01 oz	20
1½ cups	340.5 g	12.01 oz	24
2 cups	454 g	16.01 oz	32
3 cups	681 g	24.02 oz	48

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* Conversion figures are typical average weights for one US customary cup (236.6 ml), based on the King Arthur Baking Ingredient Weight Chart and cross-referenced with the U.S. Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. Actual weight varies with packing, brand and humidity — see our methodology.