Mixed Berry Trifle

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• pinch of kosher salt
• 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped, pod reserved
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 stick unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 3 pints (2 pounds, 4 ounces) strawberries, hulled and halved
• 1/2 cup sugar, plus 1 tablespoon for cream
• pinch of salt
• 1 loaf brioche, crusts removed, cut into 1-inch slices
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 3 cups mixed berries (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries)
• 1 cup heavy cream