Recipe Scaler
Scale a recipe's ingredient amounts up or down to a new number of servings, with kitchen-friendly fractions.
Scale factor
× 1.5
- Lines scaled
- 5 of 6
Amounts round to the nearest kitchen fraction (eighths or thirds) when that is within 4%. Lines without a number are kept as written.
Scaled ingredients
| Original | Scaled |
|---|---|
| 2 cups flour | 3 cups flour |
| 1 1/2 tsp baking powder | 2 1/4 tsp baking powder |
| 3/4 cup sugar | 1 1/8 cup sugar |
| 2 eggs | 3 eggs |
| ½ cup milk | 3/4 cup milk |
| Salt to taste | Salt to taste |
Show the work
Scale factor: every amount is multiplied by it
k = servings wanted ÷ recipe servings
6 ÷ 4 = × 1.5
How it works
Scale factor = new servings ÷ original servings; every leading amount (2, 1.5, 1/2, 1 1/2, ½) is multiplied by it
Questions
- How does the recipe scaler work?
- Scale factor = new servings ÷ original servings; every leading amount (2, 1.5, 1/2, 1 1/2, ½) is multiplied by it.
- What do I need to enter?
- Recipe serves, You want to serve, Ingredients (one per line). Optional fields can be left blank.
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