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How Many Cups in a Quart, Pint, and Gallon?

by amy on May 2, 2021 // This post may contain affiliate links.

How many cups in a quart, pint, and gallon? We’ve made a quick kitchen conversion guide to stick to your refrigerator to help!

How many cups are in a quart, pint, and gallon?

This question honestly makes my head spin every single time. Different measurements have always left me at a loss, so I end up picking up my phone and Googling the answer. But the other day, I thought to myself, “Why don’t I have a handy list posted on my kitchen wall or refrigerator?” Why don’t I create a quick answer or have an easy reference? Where are the free printables and handy guides for kitchen conversion questions?

Well, I finally did, and I’m here to share it with you because IT IS A MAJOR TIME SAVER and an easy way to tackle this unit of measurement. I even dare to say the best way to quickly understand common kitchen conversions for a home cook like myself. The next time you start baking, you’ll be happy you have this simple, free printable kitchen conversion chart. I share it below!

Let me also preface that we don’t use the metric system in the United States. Why? I have no clue, ha! So, this information will be for those familiar with the U.S. measurement system, such as US cups, liquid measuring cups, liquid measurements, dry measuring cups, and the like.

Since quarantine, I’ve been deep-diving into my grandmother’s cookbook of her favorite recipes, nostalgic for the meals, desserts, and treats she would make us as kids. I was always in awe of her memory of kitchen measurements, which undoubtedly came from decades of cooking and baking. I wish I had this superhuman power, but I do not—not yet, anyway.

↠quick baking tip: always measure dry ingredients at eye level to ensure exact measurements!

But I digress. Let’s get to the basic measurement conversions for dry ingredients (like brown sugar, a cup of flour, etc.), liquid ingredients, dry quarts, wet ingredients, and fluid ounces (fl oz). I even created a handy baking measurement cheat sheet below!

Basic Baking Measurements

1. CUPS IN A GALLON, QUART, AND PINT

1 gallon = 16 cups (half gallon is 8 cups, quarter gallon is 4 cups)
1 quart = 4 cups
1 pint – 2 cups

2. CUPS IN A GALLON

16 cups

3. CUPS IN A QUART

4 cups

4. CUPS IN A PINT

2 cups

5. QUARTS IN A GALLON

4 quarts

6. PINTS IN A QUART

2 pints

FREE PRINTABLE CHART

I recommend printing the above graphic, including cup, ounce, tablespoon, and teaspoon measurements, and slapping it on your refrigerator. PRINT THE CONVERSION CHART HERE.

Also, if you’re anything like me, your measuring cups and spoons are scattered around the kitchen (or under a couch somewhere), and you desperately need a new set. This is the measuring cup and spoon set I plan on buying, which also includes a free measurable chart to keep around just in case you lose our free printable.