Measuring Fruits for Recipes: Weight to Cups Conversions

Weight to Cups Conversions for All Types of Fruits

Written By: Catherine Boeckmann Executive Digital Editor and Master Gardener

July 2, 2024

When baking a peach pie or an apple cobbler, it can be challenging to determine how many pounds of fruit you need to purchase and prepare for the recipe. Our handy conversion chart makes it easy to answer questions, like “How many peaches are in a cup?” and “How many strawberries are in a pound?”

The following table lists the amounts of fruits in relation to measuring cup equivalencies.

**Pounds of Fruit to Cup Equivalencies**
Apples	1 pound (3 or 4 medium) = 3 cups sliced
Bananas	1 pound (3 or 4 medium) = 1–3/4 cups mashed
Berries	1 quart = 3–1/2 cups 1 pound= 3 cups
Dates	1 pound = 2–1/2 cups pitted
Lemon	1 whole = 1 to 3 tablespoons juice; 1 to 1–1/2 teaspoons grated rind
Lime	1 whole = 1–1/2 to 2 tablespoons juice
Orange	1 medium = 6 to 8 tablespoons juice; 2 to 3 tablespoons grated rind
Peaches	1 pound (4 medium) = 3 cups sliced
Pears	1 pound (4 medium) = 2 cups sliced
Rhubarb	1 pound = 2 cups cooked
Strawberries	1 quart = 4 cups sliced 1 pound = 2 3/4 cups sliced

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Catherine Boeckmann

Executive Digital Editor and Master Gardener

Catherine Boeckmann is the Executive Digital Editor of Almanac.com, the website companion of The Old Farmer's Almanac. She covers gardening, plants, pest control, soil composition, seasonal and moon c...