Convert Ghee from Cup (US) to Tablespoon

How many tablespoons is 1 US cup of ghee?

1 US cup of ghee (clarified butter) is 16 tablespoons. 2 US cups of ghee is 32 tablespoons. Use the converter below for any amount.

  • These figures use the US cup (240 ml). A metric cup is slightly larger at 250 ml, so it holds a little more. Use the metric cup converter →
  • Cup sizes are not standard worldwide, so the same cup of an ingredient can weigh more or less depending on the country. What is a cup measurement →
  • A tablespoon here is the 15 ml metric standard, about 16.67 to a metric cup, the same size as a UK tablespoon. A US tablespoon is smaller at 14.79 ml, so US cooks measuring with US spoons need slightly more. An Australian tablespoon is larger at 20 ml, so it holds about a third more. When tablespoon size matters →
  • A little over or under won't ruin the bake, though it can nudge the final taste or colour.

Ghee is clarified butter with the water and milk solids cooked off, leaving a pure golden cooking fat with a high smoke point and a nutty flavour. One metric cup (250 ml) of ghee weighs around 218 grams or 7.69 ounces. When a recipe lists ghee in cups but you are spooning from a jar, converting by weight keeps the fat ratio right.

Ghee is sold by weight in jars but often called for by the cup or spoon in baking and curries. Soft or melted ghee packs into a cup differently, so weighing in grams gives a steadier result.

Also known as

  • clarified butter
  • desi ghee
  • anhydrous milk fat

Butter is ghee before the water and milk solids are cooked off, so it is close in weight (227 g vs 218 g per cup) but lower in smoke point. Swap 1:1 by volume in most baking; ghee adds a nuttier flavour and browns faster. See our Butter converter.

Vegetable oil is a neutral liquid fat, almost the same weight as ghee (220 g vs 218 g per cup) but flavourless. It works in place of melted ghee for frying and moist cakes, though you lose ghee's nutty aroma. See our Vegetable Oil converter.

Out of ghee? See ghee substitutes →

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Common Ghee Conversions

Here are the most common ghee conversions from cups (US) to tablespoons.

Cups (US)Tablespoons
0.25 cups (US)4 tbsp
0.5 cups (US)8 tbsp
0.75 cups (US)12 tbsp
1 cup (US)16 tbsp
1.25 cups (US)20 tbsp
1.5 cups (US)24 tbsp
2 cups (US)32 tbsp
2.5 cups (US)40 tbsp
3 cups (US)48 tbsp

Ghee Conversion Chart

The conversion chart below gives a quick reference for converting ghee from Cup (US) to Tablespoon and other measurements.

cup(US)tbspcupgramsouncestsp
0.25 cup (US)4 tbsp0.24 cup52.32 g1.85 oz12 tsp
0.5 cup (US)8 tbsp0.48 cup104.64 g3.69 oz24 tsp
1 cup (US)16 tbsp0.96 cup209.28 g7.38 oz48 tsp
2 cup (US)32 tbsp1.92 cup418.56 g14.76 oz96 tsp

Frequently Asked Questions

How many tablespoons is 1 US cup of ghee?
1 US cup of ghee is 16 tablespoons. The ratio is fixed, so 2 US cups of ghee is 32 tablespoons and 0.5 US cups is 8 tablespoons. Use the converter above for any quantity, or check the conversion chart on this page for the most common amounts at a glance. Open the ghee converter
How many tablespoons is 1.5 US cups of ghee?
1.5 US cups of ghee is 24 tablespoons. The ratio is fixed, so 1 US cup of ghee is 16 tablespoons and 2 US cups is 32 tablespoons. Type any other amount into the converter above for the exact figure, or use the chart below for the common ones.
How many tablespoons is 2 US cups of ghee?
2 US cups of ghee is 32 tablespoons. Conversions scale in a straight line, so halving or doubling a recipe keeps the same ratio. 1 US cup of ghee is 16 tablespoons, and you can multiply or divide that figure to match whatever your recipe needs. Enter any amount in the converter above for an exact tablespoons reading.
How many US cups of ghee is 16 tablespoons?
16 tablespoons of ghee is 1 US cup. The conversion works the same in reverse, so you can switch between tablespoons and US cups without changing the result. This helps when a recipe lists US cups but you would rather weigh or measure in tablespoons. The converter above and the chart below cover both directions for any amount.
How many tablespoons is 1 US cup of clarified butter?
Clarified butter is another name for ghee, so 1 US cup of clarified butter is 16 tablespoons, exactly the same as ghee. The figure does not change with the name: 2 US cups is 32 tablespoons and 0.5 US cups is 8 tablespoons. Use the converter above for any quantity, or read the conversion chart on this page for the most common amounts.

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