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Recipe Multiplier

Type or paste your recipe below to calculate your new recipe. Most standard recipes should multiply automatically. For best results, see the instructions on how to format the recipe for conversion. Note that the new recipe may require additional modification in regards to cooking time or preparation. Be also conscious of any measurements that may not be multiplied by this script. As with all recipes, you should add in at least 1 tbsp of common sense.



Fine tune your new recipe: Your new recipe will include units such as cups, tbps, pounds, and ounces. Your new recipe will include units such as mL, L, grams, and kg.
The output will give the unit with smallest number in front (e.g. 5/8 cup instead of 10 tbsp). The output will give not give units with small fractions (e.g. 5 tbsp instead of 5/16 cups).
The measurements in the new recipe will be as exact as possible. The measurements in the new recipe will be rounded to standard recipe measures (e.g. 1 1/8 cups will be shown as 1 1/4 cups and 5/8 cups will display as 2/3 cups). Unitless measures will be rounded to the nearest whole number.

Most standard recipes will convert without any extra effort. If you do experience problems multiplying your recipe, the following tips may help you get better results.

Quick Tips

  • Multiplied amounts are shown it bold. You can hover over these to see what the original amount was.
  • You can edit either the number of servings the recipe makes before and after, or you can directly edit the factor by which you want to multiply the recipe.
  • If the new recipe has many units that are subdivided too much (like 8ths or 16ths of a cup) use the "Larger Numbers" option. This will use the next smallest unit to display the measurement, but will require a more of that unit (e.g. 10 tbsp instead of 5/8 cups).
  • Another option for resolving awkward measurements is to use the "Rounded Measures" option. This will round the measure to a more standard measurement without changing the units (e.g. 2/3 cups instead of 5/8 cups).

The Nitty Gritty

  • Ingredients are identified by lines which begin with a number. This number can be either a whole number (1, 3, or 4), a decimal number (1.5, 2.3, 5.0), a fraction (1/4, 1/2, 3/4), or a mixed number (1 1/4, 2 1/2, 4 1/3). Mixed numbers can separate the whole number and fractional part with any number of spaces and/or forward slashes (/).
  • Numbers may be followed by a unit. Only spaces are allowed between the number and the unit. The following units are currently converted: lb, #, pound, oz, ounce, drop, smidgen, pinch, dash, ts, tsp, tspn, teaspoon, tb, tbsp, tablespoon, fl oz, fl ounce, fluid ounce, c, cup, pt, pint, qt, qrt, quart, gal, gallon, mg, milligram, g, gram, kg, kilogram, μl, microliter, ml, milliliter, l, liter. Note that many units have multiple accepted ways to be written. The above units may also be followed by an 's' or 'es' to pluralize. If one of these units is not found after the number, the number will be treated as though it has no units.
  • For ingredient lines, only the first number is multiplied, regardless of if it has a unit. For other lines, any numbers which are followed by a unit will be multiplied.