We have a basket-type air fryer and tried this recipe in there ... and failed. You definitely have to line the air fryer basket so the cheese doesn't automatically melt through the holes in the basket. But, the weight of the cheese is not enough to weigh down the air fryer liner. So, that ends up flying up into the coils, burning, and your cheese melts through the holes. No good. If you have a convection oven-style air fryer, you might have better luck. But we don't have one, so we weren't able to try it.