Recipe Scaling Calculator
Scale recipe ingredients to a new serving size.
About this tool
Scale every ingredient in a recipe up or down to a new number of servings in one step, instead of doing the multiplication for each ingredient by hand.
Key Features
- Scales any number of ingredients at once
- Works for scaling up or down
- Preserves ingredient names in the output
How to Use
- Enter the recipe's original number of servings.
- Enter how many servings you want instead.
- Add a row for each ingredient with its original amount.
- Click Scale Recipe.
Benefits
- Adjust a recipe for a different number of guests
- Halve or double a recipe accurately
- Avoid doing repetitive multiplication by hand
Frequently Asked Questions
The math scales everything linearly, which works well for most ingredients \u2014 but strong spices, salt, and leavening agents (baking soda/powder) don't always scale perfectly linearly in practice, especially for large scaling factors. Taste and adjust those to preference.
Yes \u2014 enter a smaller number of desired servings than the original, and every ingredient amount will scale down proportionally.