Measuring Fruits for Recipes
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The following table lists the amounts of fruits in relation to measuring 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 |
| 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 |
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