Quarts to cups converter

Quarts and cups are both US volume units, so the conversion is exact. The tool above handles quarts, cups, pints, gallons, fluid ounces, and milliliters. Quarts show up most in stock, broth, and big-batch recipes.

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Common quart and cup conversions

US liquid quart:

  • 1 quart = 4 cups
  • 1/2 quart = 2 cups
  • 1 1/2 quarts = 6 cups
  • 2 quarts = 8 cups
  • 1 quart = 2 pints
  • 1 quart = 32 fluid ounces
  • 1 quart = 946 milliliters (close to 1 liter)
  • 4 quarts = 16 cups = 1 gallon
  • 1 cup = 1/4 quart

How the tool works

A US liquid quart is 4 cups, 2 pints, 32 fluid ounces, or 946.35 milliliters. The tool converts to milliliters internally, so quarts, cups, pints, and gallons all interconvert.

A US quart is very close to a liter: 946 ml versus 1000 ml. For rough cooking you can treat them as similar, but for accuracy they are about 5 percent apart.

Quart vs liter, and the dry quart

A US liquid quart is 946 ml. A liter is 1000 ml. They are close, about 5 percent apart, so a recipe that calls for a quart of stock works fine with a liter, and the reverse.

The US dry quart, used for produce, is larger at about 1101 ml. Recipes mean the liquid quart.

A UK quart exists but is rarely used; it is 2 UK pints, about 1137 ml, larger than the US quart.

Quarts in metric terms

A US liquid quart is 946 milliliters, just under one liter. For most cooking, a quart and a liter are interchangeable. For careful baking or precise stock ratios, remember the quart is about 5 percent smaller than a liter.

Common quart and cup mistakes

  • Treating a quart and a liter as identical. They are close, but a liter is about 5 percent larger.
  • Confusing the dry quart with the liquid quart. Recipes mean the liquid quart.
  • Forgetting that 4 cups make a quart, not 2. Two cups make a pint; four make a quart.
  • Mixing US and UK quarts. The UK quart is larger, though it is rarely used.

FAQ

How many cups are in a quart?
1 US quart is 4 cups. 1/2 quart is 2 cups.
How many cups are in 2 quarts?
2 US quarts are 8 cups.
How many pints are in a quart?
2 pints make 1 quart. So 1 quart is 2 pints or 4 cups.
Is a quart the same as a liter?
Almost. A US quart is 946 ml and a liter is 1000 ml, about 5 percent apart. Close enough for most cooking.
How many quarts are in a gallon?
4 quarts make 1 gallon. 1 gallon is 16 cups.

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Where these numbers come from

The US liquid quart is defined as 1/4 of a US gallon, exactly 946.352946 milliliters, which is exactly 4 US cups and 2 US pints. The name quart comes from quarter, a quarter of a gallon.

Sources

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