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Cups to Quarts Converter

Convert cups to quarts and back. Four cups make a quart, so divide by four to scale a recipe up.

Cups ⇄ Quarts
cups
=
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Result4 cups = 1 qt
Quick answer
A quart holds 4 cups, so divide cups by 4 for quarts. Eight cups make 2 quarts, and a quart is also 2 pints or 32 fluid ounces. It is a volume conversion, useful when a stockpot recipe lists cups but your pot is marked in quarts.

Conversion table

Cups (cups)Quarts (qt)
1 cups0.25
2 cups0.5
4 cups1
8 cups2
16 cups4
32 cups8
64 cups16

How to convert Cups to Quarts

quarts = cups ÷ 4reverse: cups = quarts × 4 · 1 quart = 2 pints
cups
cups you enter
quarts
the result in quarts
4
cups in one quart

A quart is a quarter of a gallon, which is where the name comes from.

Frequently asked questions

How many cups are in a quart?

A quart is 4 cups.

How many quarts is 8 cups?

8 cups is 2 quarts.

How many ounces is a quart?

A US quart is 32 fluid ounces.