Tablespoons to Teaspoons Converter
Spice blends, yeast packets, and dressing recipes often jump between tablespoons and teaspoons. Enter either spoon measure and read the other — built on the US kitchen rule that three teaspoons fill one tablespoon.
US measure: 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
Quick amounts
Scaling a full cup of liquid? Try the cups to mL converter (1 US cup = 16 tablespoons).
US spoon math in one line
3 tsp = 1 tbsp, 16 tbsp = 1 cup, so 48 tsp = 1 cup. When a card says “2 tbsp vanilla” and you only have ½-tsp measures, you need six level teaspoons — not five, not seven.
For larger liquid amounts, switch to the cups to mL converter. For dry weights per cup, use the cups to grams converter.
Tablespoons to teaspoons chart
| Amount | Tbsp | Tsp |
|---|---|---|
| 1 teaspoon | 0.33 | 1 |
| ½ tablespoon | 0.50 | 1.5 |
| 1 tablespoon | 1 | 3 |
| 2 tablespoons | 2 | 6 |
| ¼ cup | 4 | 12 |
| ⅓ cup | 5.33 | 16 |
| ½ cup | 8 | 24 |
| 1 cup | 16 | 48 |
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FAQ
- How many teaspoons are in a tablespoon?
- In US customary cooking measure, 1 tablespoon equals exactly 3 teaspoons. That ratio is fixed — it does not change with ingredient.
- How many tablespoons in a cup?
- One US cup is 16 tablespoons (48 teaspoons). That follows from 1 cup = 8 fluid ounces and 1 tablespoon = ½ fluid ounce.
- Are UK tablespoons the same?
- No. An Australian or UK tablespoon is often 20 mL while a US tablespoon is about 14.8 mL. This tool uses the US 3:1 tablespoon-to-teaspoon ratio found on American recipe cards.
- Does 1 tablespoon of salt weigh the same as 1 tablespoon of flour?
- No. Tablespoons measure volume. A tablespoon of salt weighs more than a tablespoon of flour. For baking weights, use the cups to grams converter after you know the volume you need.
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