Cooking
Tablespoons to teaspoons
Convert US tablespoons to US teaspoons. Useful when you have a tablespoon-only measure missing and need to count in teaspoons (or vice versa).
tbsp
tsp
tsp = tbsp × 3
Quick reference
| Common amount | tbsp | tsp |
|---|---|---|
| 1/2 tbsp | 0.5 tbsp | 1.5 tsp |
| 1 tbsp | 1 tbsp | 3 tsp |
| 2 tbsp | 2 tbsp | 6 tsp |
| 3 tbsp | 3 tbsp | 9 tsp |
| 1/4 cup | 4 tbsp | 12 tsp |
| 1/2 cup | 8 tbsp | 24 tsp |
About this conversion
3 US teaspoons make 1 US tablespoon. 16 US tablespoons make 1 US cup. Most measuring spoon sets include 1 tbsp, 1 tsp, 1/2 tsp, and 1/4 tsp.